NYT Wordle number 1965 is the puzzle for 5 November 2026. The five hints are folded below, from a light nudge to the first letter and then a definition; the answer comes after them.
Top Hints for Today’s Wordle #1965: 5 November 2026
Open the hints one at a time. Each hint gives away more than the one before it.
Hint 1 · word category
It is a verb associated with heat and cooking.
Hint 2 · letters and vowels
The word has one vowel and no letter appears twice.
Hint 3 · typical setting
You might see it in descriptions of roasting grain or intense heat.
Hint 4 · first letter
The word starts with the letter P.
Hint 5 · plain meaning
To make something extremely dry through heat.
Answer for Today’s Wordle #1965: 5 November 2026
The answer is hidden in the fold below. Open it after you have finished guessing.
Today’s Wordle answer
PARCH
Part of speech: verb
Parch means to dry something severely with heat, scorch its surface, or roast dry grain.
Example: The hot sun can parch the soil.
120 of the 1,965 earlier Wordle answers start with the letter P.
Words left after common first guesses
For each common first guess below, the number shows how many of our 2,391 common five-letter words still fit after the game colors the guess. A smaller number means a better start today.
- After SLATE, 151 words still fit
- After CRANE, 8 words still fit
- After ADIEU, 285 words still fit
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Words with the same beginning or ending
Each list below shows common five-letter words that share a beginning or ending with today’s answer. Opening a list reveals some letters of the answer.
Five-letter words that start with PA
PARTY, PAPER, PANEL, PAINT, PANIC, PATCH, PAUSE, PASTA, PASTE, PANDA, PADDY, PATTY, PAGAN, PARRY
Five-letter words that start with PAR
PARTY, PARRY, PARKA, PARER
Five-letter words that end in CH
WHICH, WATCH, MARCH, MATCH, COACH, REACH, BEACH, TOUCH, CATCH, BITCH, TEACH, LUNCH, BUNCH, PITCH
Five-letter words that end in RCH
MARCH, PORCH, TORCH, BIRCH, PERCH
Recent Wordle answers
Here are the answers from the last seven days, newest first.
- 4 November 2026 · #1964 · NUTTY
- 3 November 2026 · #1963 · POUCH
- 2 November 2026 · #1962 · SCOOT
- 1 November 2026 · #1961 · VIPER
- 31 October 2026 · #1960 · YAHOO
- 30 October 2026 · #1959 · SLIDE
- 29 October 2026 · #1958 · MOTOR
Questions about Wordle
When does Wordle change to a new puzzle?
A new puzzle arrives at midnight in the player’s own time zone.
How many tries does a player get in Wordle?
A player gets six guesses.
Where can a person play Wordle?
Play on The New York Times Games site or in the NYT Games app: Wordle.
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