Today’s NYT Wordle for Wednesday, September 16, 2026, is puzzle #1915. Today’s answer is a descriptive five-letter adjective used for something thin, delicate, faint or light in appearance. Its letter pattern is a little unusual, which may make the solution harder to spot from common starter words.
If you are stuck, use the four progressive Wordle hints below one at a time before revealing today’s answer.
Today’s Wordle hints for September 16
- Hint 1: Today’s answer contains five different letters with no repeats.
- Hint 2: The word contains one standard vowel, plus another letter that can act like a vowel.
- Hint 3: It is an adjective often used for clouds, hair, smoke or other light-looking things.
- Hint 4: It means thin, fine, delicate or faint in appearance.
Check your Wordle guess: Enter any five-letter word below. Green means the letter is correct and in the right position, yellow means it appears elsewhere, and grey means it is not in today’s answer.
Today’s Wordle answer for September 16
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Today’s Wordle answer is WISPY.
Wispy is an adjective used to describe something thin, fine, delicate or light in appearance.
The word is often used for wispy clouds, thin strands of hair, light smoke or anything that appears faint and delicate rather than dense or solid.
The spelling is W-I-S-P-Y. It contains no repeated letters. I is the only standard vowel, while the final Y provides another vowel sound.
Example sentence: Wispy clouds drifted across the sky before sunset.
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