Today’s Wordle #1871 Hints And Answer, Monday August 3

Aug 03, 2026 11:25 AM - 2 hours ago 4
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Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle

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Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 4 letters long.

The hint: Useful pinch a flat.

The clue: This Wordle ends pinch 2 consonants.

Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: SIMPLE


Today’s Wordle Hints And Answer

  • Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
  • My Starting Word Today: BRAIN (260 words left)
  • The Hint: What you do you get an email, for instance.
  • The Clue: This Wordle originates pinch a consonant.

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Today’s Wordle Answer: Monday, August 3

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Today’s Wordle Bot Analysis

Every time I cheque Wordle Bot to thief analyse my guessing game. You tin cheque your Wordle people pinch Wordle Bot right here.


BRAIN was a bad opening guess, which should thatch us, children, ne'er to usage our brains. That would beryllium alternatively against the atom of prevailing civilization and politics, I should think. If, for instance, you were to usage your BRAIN you would apt person very small CLOUT and you’d beryllium very fortunate so to conjecture your Wordle connected conjecture #3 moreover pinch a fortunate REPLY.

Competitive Wordle Score

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The Bot and I each get 1 constituent for guessing successful 3 and 0 for tying. Our July totals bump forward:

Erik: 1 point

Wordle Bot: 4 points


How To Play Competitive Wordle

  • Guessing successful 1 is worthy 3 points; guessing successful 2 is worthy 2 points; guessing successful 3 is worthy 1 point; guessing successful 4 is worthy 0 points; guessing successful 5 is -1 points; guessing successful 6 is -2 points and missing the Wordle is -3 points.
  • If you hit your force you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. And if you suffer to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a regular moving people aliases conscionable play for a caller people each day.
  • Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your points—positive aliases negative.
  • You tin support a moving tally aliases conscionable play day-by-day. Enjoy!

Today’s Wordle Etymology

“Reply” comes from Old French replier, meaning “to answer” aliases virtually “to fold back,” from Latin replicare (“to fold back, repeat, aliases respond”), formed from re- (“back”) + plicare (“to fold”). The thought is of a consequence that “folds back” toward the original statement.


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