Today’s Wordle #1880: Hints And Answer, Wednesday August 12

Aug 12, 2026 09:44 AM - 1 hour ago 4
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How to lick today's Wordle.

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Looking for thief pinch today’s Wordle? In this guide, we person immoderate other hints and clues to thief you connected your way to Wordle victory, positive a nosy Bonus Wordle to lick while you’re astatine it. The reply is beneath arsenic well, positive immoderate Wordle Bot study and plentifulness more.

It’s Wordle Wednesday, dearest Wordlers, and that intends 1 point and 1 point only: It’s clip to lick a riddle! (Read that full past spot successful an Australian accent a la Chris Hemsworth from Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga because that’s the sound I had successful my caput while I snicker-snackered astatine the keys). Here’s your riddle, war-boys:

I americium known arsenic the extremity of all.When others autumn short, I guidelines tall.

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Pull maine from a mitt and emotion remains; Steal maine from world and the connection remains. Old Rome erstwhile counted maine arsenic 50 times. And bells still ringing maine twice, but not truthful chimes.I unfastened ray and extremity the spell. I'm astir of sick and half of hell. Now conjecture my name, and conjecture it well.

I’ll station the reply tomorrow! On to the Wordle!

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Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle

Now that we tin create our ain civilization Wordles, I’m including a prize Wordle pinch each regular Wordle guide. These tin beryllium 4 to 7 letters long. Hopefully this is simply a nosy other challenge. Click the nexus beneath to play the Wordle I hand-crafted for you today.

Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 4 letters long.

The hint: Cook a pig connected it.

The clue: This Wordle starts pinch 2 consonants.

Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: MAGPIE


Okay, now that the prize civilization Wordle is retired of the way, let’s move connected to the charismatic existent woody Wordle!

Today’s Wordle Hints And Answer

  • Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
  • My Starting Word Today: SWEAR (33 words left)
  • The Hint: A definite type of kid wrote this celebrated diary.
  • The Clue: This Wordle ends pinch a Y

Hints not enough, aliases funny to spot if you did amended than maine connected today’s Wordle? You tin find the reply and publication my Wordle Bot study and cheque retired the existent Competitive Wordle people betwixt me, your humble Wordle guide, and the Wordle Bot below!


Today’s Wordle Answer: Wednessday, August 12

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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.


SWEAR had a fortunate W but not fortunate enough. WIDOW (as successful Widow’s Bay!) only slashed the 33 words I had near to 6, and WITTY was not witty capable astatine all, leaving maine pinch two. I felt alternatively WIMPY getting this 1 successful four, alas.

Competitive Wordle Score

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A necktie for 4 intends 0 points for some myself and the Bot. Our totals remain:

Erik: 15 points

Wordle Bot: -2 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

“Wimpy” comes from Wimpy, the timid, ineffectual hamburger-loving characteristic J. Wellington Wimpy successful the comic portion Popeye. By the 1930s, his sanction had go an adjective meaning weak, cowardly, aliases feeble.


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