Wordle Hints and Answer Today, #1958 for Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026: Six Clues Before the Reveal

Today’s Wordle from The New York Times (NYT) is puzzle #1958, for Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, edited by Tracy Bennett. The answer has one repeated letter, a vowel that appears twice, so a guess that tests doubles can save a turn. Work down the clues one at a time, and only scroll to the last section if you want the answer itself.

How Wordle works

You get six tries to find a five-letter word. After each guess, a green tile means the right letter in the right spot, yellow means the letter is in the word but in another spot, and gray means it is not in the word at all. A letter that appears twice is only marked twice if you guess it twice.

Six clues, gentle to strong

1. Part of speech

   it is a noun.
2. Topic

   a machine part that turns power into movement.
3. Vowels

   one vowel letter, O, used twice. It comes second and fourth.
4. Repeated letter

   yes, the O appears twice.
5. First letter

   M.
6. Strong nudge

   what drives a fan, a power drill or a toy car.

Guessing tips for today

The word ends in R, so a guess that puts R in the last spot can turn a tile green right away. Only one vowel is in play, and it fills two of the five spots, so the other three letters are consonants. A guess with O in the second spot tests the first of the doubles early.

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Today’s Wordle answer (spoilers)

Stop here if you still want to solve it yourself.

The answer to Wordle #1958 is Motor.

1. M
2. O
3. T
4. O
5. R

A motor is a machine part that turns power into movement. The letters are M, O, T, O and R, with the O repeated.

We checked the answer against the puzzle’s official data before posting. Wordle #1959 arrives at midnight.