Wordle Hints and Answer for Thursday, October 29, 2026 (#1958)
Stuck on Wordle #1958 for Thursday, October 29, 2026? Below are spoiler-free hints and clues that get stronger one at a time, letter hints, lookalike words to rule out, and the answer with its meaning, each hidden until you open it.
A word nearly everyone knows, though it sits in a neighborhood of words with very similar structures.
| Puzzle | NYT Wordle #1958 |
|---|---|
| Date | Thursday, October 29, 2026 |
| Editor | Tracy Bennett |
| Difficulty | 2 out of 5 |
| Next puzzle | #1959 unlocks at midnight your local time (Friday, October 30, 2026) |
Wordle #1958 hints and clues
Open one hint at a time: each gives away a little more than the last. These two are about the meaning, not the letters.
Hint 1: a gentle nudge
Think about what is under the hood of a car or inside a power tool.
Hint 2: what it means
The specific component of a machine or vehicle that converts energy into physical movement.
Wordle #1958 letter hints
Still stuck? These hints are about the letters themselves, from the vowel count to the last letter.
Hint 3: vowels and repeated letters
It has 2 vowels, and one letter appears twice.
Hint 4: the first letter
It starts with M.
Hint 5: the last letter
It ends with R.
Wordle #1958 lookalike words
Real words that share letters with the answer in the same spots. Good guesses to learn from, but none of them is the answer.
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- ROTOR: A mechanical cousin that also deals with rotation and spinning movement.
- VOTER: A common word related to elections that follows a nearly identical pattern.
- MAJOR: A popular starting word that matches the outer frame of this word.
Wordle #1958 answer
The answer, what it means and how it is used. Spoiler inside.
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MOTOR
noun and verb — A machine that supplies power for a vehicle or for another device with moving parts.
While often used as a synonym for an engine, it specifically refers to devices that create motion from electricity or fuel.