The Wordle answer for Friday, September 11, 2026 (puzzle #1910) is ASTER — a noun that names a star-shaped flowering plant in the daisy family (Asteraceae) — the name comes from the Greek word for “star,” the same root behind “asterisk” and “asteroid.”
Today's Wordle hints (no spoilers)
Before the answer: today's word is a five-letter noun with 2 vowels (A and E) and no repeated letters. It starts with A and ends with R. It's also a kind of flower — if your opener turned up A, S, T, or E in yellow, you're already most of the way there. The trap today is the finish: several five-letter flower and plant words share the A-T-E-R ending, so the second guess should separate the options rather than chase the first one that fits. Want just the first letter without any other spoilers? See what today's Wordle starts with.
Today's Wordle at a glance
| Puzzle # | 1910 |
| Date | Friday, September 11, 2026 |
| Letters | 5 (2 vowels, 3 consonants) |
| Repeated letter | No |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| WordleBot average | 3.7 guesses |
Today's Wordle answer (#1910)
Today's Wordle is ASTER. WordleBot's data for the day shows the mechanics: after the popular opener ORATE, every letter except O turns yellow and only 23 answers remain. Playing LATER next fixes the T-E-R core — the answer has to be A?TER — which leaves just two real candidates. The deciding letter is S over F, and ASTER takes the day in four. Opening with TASER, RATES, or TEARS was even sharper: those leave only the correct answer in play.
What does “aster” mean?
ASTER names a star-shaped flowering plant in the daisy family (Asteraceae) — the name comes from the Greek word for “star,” the same root behind “asterisk” and “asteroid.”
No double letters to count today — but the duplicate-letter checkis still worth a look before tomorrow's puzzle, where a repeated letter can hide the pattern for several rows.
Yesterday's Wordle answer
The previous day's Wordle (puzzle #1909, 2026-09-10) was DRYLY — a brutal one with no vowels and a repeated Y. Check the full answer archive for any earlier date.
Best Wordle starting words to try tomorrow
Today's WordleBot numbers show how much an opener matters — the sharpest starters left a single candidate while a vowel-dump left more than 20:
| TASER, RATES, TEARS | 1 possible answer left |
| ALTER, LATER, AFTER | 2 possible answers left |
| EATER, RATED | 3 possible answers left |
| ORATE | 23 possible answers left |
For the long game, CRANE, SLATE, TRACE, and STARE cover the most common letters across the widest range of answers. See our best Wordle starting words guide for the full ranked breakdown, or paste your own tiles into the Wordle solver to narrow the field live. First time playing? The Wordle of the Day guide walks through the daily puzzle from zero, and how to play Wordle covers the rules in full.
Sources and further reading
- The New York Times Wordle for the live game.
- Tom's Guide daily Wordle tracker for the WordleBot solve data cited above.
- Every Wordle answer ever for the full historical archive.
- Does Wordle repeat past answers? for the reuse policy behind some recent solutions.
- Editorial policy for our no-spoiler stance and how figures are checked.