Wordle #1974 Hints & Answer Today, November 14, 2026

Saturday’s Wordle, #1974 on Nov. 14, 2026, from The New York Times (NYT), is edited by Tracy Bennett. It closes with a Y that stands in for a vowel, so the visible vowel count is one. Rules are on the Wordle page.

Six clues, gentle to strong

1. Vowel letters

   only A, in second place.
2. Last letter

   Y.
3. Part of speech

   an adjective, and in some places a noun.
4. Register

   informal.
5. Meaning

   an informal adjective from British slang that also works as a first name.
6. Third letter

   N, followed by D.

7. Still stuck? Reveal the answer one letter at a time:

   1. 1

      R
   2. 2

      A
   3. 3

      N
   4. 4

      D
   5. 5

      Y

Guessing tips for today

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With one vowel and a closing letter that stands in for another, consonant guesses do most of the work. Check each yellow against close rhymes, since several words differ by one letter. No letter repeats, so keep every guess to fresh letters. Of eight starters checked against the answer, Raise places two letters in the exact spot, the most of the group. Crane shares three letters but places none, and Slate shares only one. A starter with R and A at the front is a sound first guess.

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Today’s Wordle answer (spoilers)

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The answer to Wordle #1974 is Randy.

1. R
2. A
3. N
4. D
5. Y

Randy is informal British slang for being keen, and it is also a familiar first name, short for Randall or Randolph.

Answer history check (spoilers)

The data for #0 to #1973 has no earlier use. The pattern of a consonant, a vowel and three consonants fits 237 earlier answers. Twelve began with R and A, and 32 closed with D and Y. Four different earlier answers match in four places: Dandy (#475), Candy (#884), Handy (#1193) and Sandy, which appeared twice, as #1226 and #1750. Runny (#1892) matches in three. D fell fourth in 63 earlier answers and Y closed 280. N sat in 472 earlier answers and R in 717. Fifteen earlier answers opened with R and closed with Y. In all, 610 earlier answers held a single vowel from A, E, I, O or U, and 21 shared four letters or more with it, in any position.

Wordle #1975 opens at midnight.

Yesterday's Wordle answer

Wordle #1973 on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026 was Moxie. Yesterday's hints and full solution.