Our hints for today’s Wordle are all neatly written up and nicely separated out, making it easy for you to fine-tune how much help you want to receive, as well as what kind of help you’d like in the first place too. Use them together, with the August 26 (1529) Wordle clue on top if you’d like a boost, and you’ve got a great starting point for a win (and today’s answer is a great ending point for a win, too).
A clue for today’s Wordle
Stuck on today’s Wordle? Here’s a clue that pertains to the meaning of the word.
If you’re still just as stuck after our clue, scroll down for further hints.
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Hints for the August 26 (#1529) Wordle
Our Wordle hints will start vague so as to just give you a bit of a nudge in the right direction at first.
As you scroll down, they’ll offer more and more help towards figuring out today’s word without fully giving it away.
Are there any repeated letters in today’s Wordle?
One of the letters you need to find today is used twice.
How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?
You can’t win this one unless you find two different vowels.
What letter does today’s Wordle begin with?
It’s a good idea to start with an “A” today.
It’s like someone actually stole all the green letters. They’re just not there. Today’s answer took them all and stuffed them down the back for the sofa.
The August 26 (#1529) Wordle answer is…
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This is it. No turning back now!
The solution to today’s Wordle puzzle is…
The meaning behind today’s Wordle answer
Got a home expansion so big it’s basically another house? Then you’ve got an annex. Nice.
Previous Wordle answers
Past Wordle answers can give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh. They are also a good way to eliminate guesses for today’s Wordle, as the answer is unlikely to be repeated.
Here are the last 10 Wordle answers:
- August 16: MATTE
- August 17: LOUSY
- August 18: ISSUE
- August 19: ROWDY
- August 20: LLAMA
- August 21: EXTOL
- August 22: RATTY
- August 23: LEVEL
- August 24: SPORE
- August 25: MIRTH
Learn more about Wordle
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How to play Wordle
Wordle’s a daily guessing game, where the goal is to correctly uncover today’s five letter word in six goes or less. An incorrect letter shows up as a grey box. A correct letter in the wrong space turns up yellow. And the correct letter in the right place shows up as green. There’s no time limit to worry about, and don’t forget that some letters might be used more than once.
Get better at Wordle!
What’s the best Wordle starting word?
Generally you want to pick something with a good mix of common consonants and vowels in it as your Wordle opener, as this is most likely to return some early green and yellow letters. Words like SLATE, CHIME, and REACT all work, but feel free to find your own favourite.
Is Wordle getting harder?
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Wordle is not getting harder!
There will always be the occasional day where the answer is the name of a body part, has a sneaky double vowel, or a word obscure enough to send everyone rushing off to a dictionary. But the daily answers, edited by Tracy Bennett, are still a good mix of common terms and tougher challenges.
Remember that if you’re craving more of a challenge, you can enable Hard Mode under the ⚙️ options menu. This option doesn’t make the words themselves harder, but it requires that “any revealed hints must be used in subsequent guesses.”
How did Wordle begin?
Wordle is the creation of Josh Wardle, and began life as a small personal project before its public release in 2021. From there it’s gone on to become a global phenomenon, attracting a dedicated daily audience, billions of plays, a whole host of competitors, and even a seven-figure sale to the New York Times where it’s become a mainstay of daily games alongside the crosswords and Connections.
