Wordle Hints and Answer for Sunday, November 1, 2026 (#1961)
Stuck on Wordle #1961 for Sunday, November 1, 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 many people will recognize, but several closely related guesses can steal your tries.
| Puzzle | NYT Wordle #1961 |
|---|---|
| Date | Sunday, November 1, 2026 |
| Editor | Tracy Bennett |
| Difficulty | 3 out of 5 |
| Next puzzle | #1962 unlocks at midnight your local time (Monday, November 2, 2026) |
Wordle #1961 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 venomous snakes and the traits people warn each other about.
Hint 2: what it means
A venomous snake often used figuratively to describe a treacherous or spiteful person.
Wordle #1961 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 no letter appears more than once.
Hint 4: the first letter
It starts with V.
Hint 5: the last letter
It ends with R.
Wordle #1961 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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- VITAL: A common opening guess—short, familiar, and tied to life or health so players try it early.
- VIDEO: Everyday vocabulary many players use early to probe common patterns while avoiding obscure choices.
- VIGOR: Often picked by solvers aiming to test a word about strength and energy; it shows up as a frequent near-miss.
Wordle #1961 answer
The answer, what it means and how it is used. Spoiler inside.
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VIPER
noun — A venomous snake of the family Viperidae, or figuratively, a treacherous or spiteful person.
Used both literally and metaphorically; appears in the idiom "a viper in the grass" for a hidden enemy.