Welcome to November! As 2026 races toward the finish line with Thanksgiving and the winter holidays fast approaching, it is time to tackle today's puzzle. Whether you are looking for an extra nudge toward victory or want to review our expert analysis, we have everything you need for Wordle #1961 on Sunday, November 1.

Today’s Wordle Hints & Clues

Let dive straight into the official daily puzzle with our curated clues and starting strategy.

  • Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
  • My Starting Word Today: SKATE (Leaving 400 remaining words)
  • The Hint: Snake
  • The Clue: This Wordle features more consonants than vowels.

For context, the term “viper” traces back to the Latin word vipera, which translates to snake. It is traditionally linked to vivus (alive) and parere (to give birth), noting that vipers bear live young. The word eventually migrated into English via Old French.

Today’s Wordle Bot Analysis

Evaluating each round with the Wordle Bot provides a clear look at how the guessing strategy panned out.

Opening with SKATE proved to be a rough start, leaving a massive pool of 400 potential words. Following up with CHOIR narrowed that down to 28 options, and while DINER did not do much better, a fortunate fourth guess secured the victory.

Scoring breakdown for the day: 0 points for a four-guess finish, plus 1 point for besting the Bot, which finished in five and dropped a point. November is off to a winning start!

Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle

If one daily puzzle is not enough, test your skills on our exclusive six-letter custom Wordle.

Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle

  • The Hint: Spin around and around.
  • The Clue: This Wordle contains more consonants than vowels.
  • Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: MUSTANG

How To Play Competitive Wordle

  • Guessing in 1 grants 3 points; guessing in 2 grants 2 points; guessing in 3 grants 1 point; guessing in 4 grants 0 points; guessing in 5 deducts 1 point; guessing in 6 deducts 2 points; and failing to solve deducts 3 points.
  • Defeating your opponent awards 1 bonus point, a tie awards 0 points, and a loss deducts 1 point. Keep a running tally or play fresh daily.
  • Fridays feature 2XP, doubling all positive or negative points earned.