Wordle Answer for October 19, 2026
Players who opened Wordle on October 19, 2026 were trying to land on STINK. We've kept the day's hints around so you can revisit them — or use the archive to settle a debate about a tricky past puzzle.
The answer
STINK
What stink means
A strong, unpleasant smell that is offensive or repulsive to the nose.
Where the word comes from
From Old English *stincan*, meaning to emit a smell. The word goes back to Proto-Germanic *stink-, possibly related to Old Norse *stökkva*, to push or thrust. The connection may trace to the idea of a smell "pushing" toward you, though the precise original sense remains uncertain. By Middle English, "stink" had developed its modern meaning of a bad or foul odor.
Hints for October 19, 2026
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Synonyms of stink
- fetor
- malodor
- stench
- reek
- malodour
- foetor
Used in a sentence
The garbage left out for three weeks began to _____ terribly in the summer heat.
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