This page covers the daily Unwordle puzzle for 21 October 2026. The game shows the final word from the start, and the player fills the three rows above it with five-letter words that fit the tile colors; four hints for each row word are folded below from lightest to strongest, and the answers follow.
The final word in today’s puzzle is BOUGH; the game shows it on the bottom row, so it is not a spoiler.
Unwordle Hints for October 21, 2026
An Unwordle puzzle can have more than one correct solution: the game accepts every set of three words that fits its rules, and today’s puzzle has at least 40 such sets. The hints and answers on this page cover one set accepted by the game’s own check.
Row 1 Hints
The tiles in row 1, from left to right, are gray, yellow, gray, gray, gray.
Hint 1 · word category
It is an adverb about time.
Hint 2 · letters and vowels
The word has three vowels and at least one letter appears more than once.
Hint 3 · first letter
The word starts with the letter A.
Hint 4 · plain meaning
On another occasion.
Row 2 Hints
The tiles in row 2, from left to right, are yellow, gray, yellow, gray, gray.
Hint 1 · word category
It is a verb used in business and money.
Hint 2 · letters and vowels
The word has one vowel and at least one letter appears more than once.
Hint 3 · first letter
The word starts with the letter G.
Hint 4 · plain meaning
To earn money before expenses are deducted.
Row 3 Hints
The tiles in row 3, from left to right, are gray, green, yellow, yellow, gray.
Hint 1 · word category
It is a noun in the world of fashion.
Hint 2 · letters and vowels
The word has three vowels and no letter appears twice.
Hint 3 · first letter
The word starts with the letter V.
Hint 4 · plain meaning
The style that is currently popular.
Unwordle Answers for October 21, 2026
The fold below shows one set of three words, top row first, that the game accepts for today’s puzzle; other sets work too.
Unwordle answers for 21 October 2026
AGAIN, GROSS, VOGUE
- AGAIN: Again means another time, indicating a repeated action.
- GROSS: Gross can mean to earn money before deducting expenses.
- VOGUE: Vogue means the prevailing fashion or style.
Yesterday’s Unwordle final word for 20 October 2026
POSER
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Questions about Unwordle
How is Unwordle played?
The game gives the final word and the colors of every tile, and the player fills each empty row with a valid five-letter word. Green means a letter is in the same place as in the final word, yellow means it is in the final word but in another place, and gray means it is not in the final word; an extra copy of a repeated letter is also gray because only as many tiles are colored as the final word has of that letter. From the top row down, a letter marked yellow or green must appear in every later row, and a letter that is not in the final word cannot be used again in a later row. A letter cannot be placed again in the same column where an earlier row had that letter marked yellow or gray.
When does Unwordle change to a new puzzle?
A new puzzle arrives at midnight in the player’s own time zone.
Where can a person play Unwordle?
Play Unwordle in a web browser on unwordle.org.
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