Today's Wordle — puzzle #1952 for Friday, October 23, 2026 — starts with T. Only the letter, no full-word spoilers: this page reveals the first letter and the strategy around it, nothing more.
What does today's Wordle start with?
Today's answer starts with T and ends with L. T is the 4th most common starting letter in Wordle history — 130 of the 1953 answers published since June 19, 2021 (6.7%) have started with it.Like most days, it opens on a consonant: only 282 of 1953 answers (14.4%) start with a vowel.
Which letter do Wordle answers start with most often?
S is the runaway leader. Across all 1953 Wordle answers to date, S has started 292 puzzles — 15.0% of every answer ever published, more than any other letter by a wide margin.
| Starting letter | Answers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| S | 292 | 15.0% |
| C | 170 | 8.7% |
| B | 147 | 7.5% |
| T | 130 | 6.7% |
| A | 125 | 6.4% |
| P | 119 | 6.1% |
| F | 107 | 5.5% |
| G | 103 | 5.3% |
| M | 96 | 4.9% |
| D | 90 | 4.6% |
| R | 82 | 4.2% |
| L | 80 | 4.1% |
| W | 68 | 3.5% |
| E | 63 | 3.2% |
The four letters S, C, B, T together start 37.8% of all answers. At the other end of the scale, J has started 15 answers, Y just 7, and Z only 2— in the game's entire history. These counts are computed live from the complete every-Wordle-answer archive, puzzle #0 through #1952.
What does today's Wordle end with?
Today's Wordle — puzzle #1952 — ends with L. Same rule as the starting letter: one tile, no full-word spoiler. L is the 5th most common last letter in Wordle history — 138 of the 1953 answers to date (7.1%) have ended with it.
| Last letter | Answers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 388 | 19.9% |
| Y | 276 | 14.1% |
| T | 217 | 11.1% |
| R | 166 | 8.5% |
| L | 138 | 7.1% |
| H | 117 | 6.0% |
| N | 113 | 5.8% |
| D | 98 | 5.0% |
| K | 91 | 4.7% |
| A | 54 | 2.8% |
E ends more answers than any other letter (19.9%), so a known last letter narrows the board less than a known first letter when it is one of the common endings, and a lot more when it is not. Pair the first and last letters in the Wordle solver, or browse the matching lists for words ending in E and ending in A.
What does a vowel first letter tell you?
A vowel-led answer is the exception, not the rule. Only 282 of 1953 answers (14.4%) start with A, E, I, O, or U — and among vowels, A leads with 125 answers, followed by E with 63. O, I, and U have each started around 30 puzzles.
When today's answer starts with a vowel, treat the first slot as a locked fact early. The consonants you've already ruled out become the strongest search space for the middle positions, and the letter in slot one is one less vowel to hunt for elsewhere. Today's T is a consonant, so the vowels are still all in play for slots two to five. Start a board from the clue in the Wordle solver to see the candidates collapse.
How to use the starting-letter hint without spoiling the puzzle
The starting letter is the gentlest clue in any Wordle hint ladder— it's Hint #1 on most daily pages precisely because it confirms one position without naming the word.
- Take the starting letter (today: T) and pin it in position one.
- Add the vowel count as your next clue — knowing how many vowels remain stops you wasting guesses on vowel-rich words.
- Check for double letters before your third guess if the board won't fill.
- Only then use a solver on the letters you've already earned — never to open a fresh board.
The daily answer page publishes the full ladder every morning if you want the next clues. New to the tile rules themselves? How to play Wordle covers the six-guess system from scratch, and the Wordle of the Day guide wraps the whole daily game into one beginner walkthrough.
First letter of the answer vs. your opening word
These are two different questions people search together:
- “What does today's Wordle start with?” is about the answer's first letter — a spoiler-light hint.
- “What's the best Wordle starting word?” is about your first guess — an opening strategy.
They connect in one useful way: because S starts 15.0% of all answers, an opener that begins with Sscores an early green more often than any other. That's part of why balanced S-openers like SLATE, STARE, and CRANE perform well over the long run — see the best Wordle starting words analysis for the full comparison.
Recent starting letters
Across the last 10 puzzles, P has come up most often as the first letter — 2 of the 10 answers started with it.
| Date | Puzzle | Answer starts with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | #1952 | T |
| 2026-10-22 | #1951 | R |
| 2026-10-21 | #1950 | P |
| 2026-10-20 | #1949 | W |
| 2026-10-19 | #1948 | S |
| 2026-10-18 | #1947 | A |
| 2026-10-17 | #1946 | G |
| 2026-10-16 | #1945 | S |
| 2026-10-15 | #1944 | D |
| 2026-10-14 | #1943 | P |
There is no rule against a letter starting back-to-back puzzles. A repeated starting letter tells you nothing about tomorrow's word.
What did yesterday's Wordle start with?
Yesterday's Wordle — puzzle #1951, 2026-10-22 — started with R. The full word was RESET — a reminder that the starting letter alone is just the first rung of the ladder. The yesterday's Wordle answer page has the last 7 days.
Sources and further reading
- The New York Times Wordle for the live game and current puzzle.
- Every Wordle answer ever— the archive this page's letter counts are computed from.
- Wordle answer today for the full no-spoiler hint ladder and solution.
- Editorial policy for our no-spoiler stance and how figures are checked.