Wordle #1,948 hints and answer for Monday, October 19, 2026
Monday's Wordle is an ugly smell and an uglier verdict: the word for a terrible odor, and for something that is just plain bad. One vowel in the middle and a tight consonant cluster at the end.
Hints, in order
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Think of a smell so bad it clears a room - or a review so harsh it says the whole thing was rotten.
There is only one vowel, I, and it sits in the middle. No letter repeats.
It is a noun for a bad smell, and also a verb: to smell bad, or to be rotten at something.
It starts with S, and the second letter is T.
It ends with K: S, T, then the I in the middle, then N, then K.
The answer
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STINK: a strong, unpleasant smell - and, as a verb, to be thoroughly bad at something. The ST- opening and the -INK ending are both common shapes, which is what makes it slippery.