Today’s NYT Wordle for Tuesday, September 29, 2026, is puzzle #1928. Today’s answer is a familiar five-letter word connected with underwater breathing and diving.
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 29
- Hint 1: Today’s answer contains five different letters with no repeats.
- Hint 2: The word contains two vowels.
- Hint 3: The answer begins with S and ends with A.
- Hint 4: It can refer to equipment that allows a person to breathe underwater, as well as the activity of diving with that equipment.
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 29
Click to reveal the answer for Wordle #1928
Today’s Wordle answer is SCUBA.
Scuba refers to underwater breathing equipment that allows a diver to breathe while submerged. The word is also commonly used in the term scuba diving.
SCUBA originated as an acronym for “self-contained underwater breathing apparatus,” although the word is now commonly written and used as a regular noun.
The spelling is S-C-U-B-A. It contains two vowels, U and A, and none of its five letters is repeated.
Players can attempt the official daily puzzle and review their statistics on the New York Times Wordle page.













