Play Wordle #1859
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Wordle #1859 hints
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How many vowels?Gentle hint
Today's word has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O or U). It's a noun.
See every 5-letter word with 1 vowel
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Are any letters repeated?Gentle hint
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What does it mean?Helpful hint
A large road vehicle built to haul cargo, which Americans would call a truck.
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What's the first letter?Helpful hint
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What's the last letter?Strong hint
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Show me the patternStrong hint
LOYThe pattern is L O _ _ Y. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1859
Curious how the most-used starting words do against this puzzle? This shows the colours each one would get and how many 5-letter words would still be possible after it. It gives away letters, so treat it as a medium-strength hint.
Show SLATE, CRANE and AUDIO against Wordle #1859
Counts come from the 12,653 five-letter words in our Wordle solver list, which includes rare words the NYT never picks, so the real field is smaller. On this puzzle, SLATE narrowed things down the most.
Wordle #1859 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1859 is LORRY.
Meaning: A large motor vehicle designed to carry heavy loads, especially one used in Britain and other countries that use British English.
In a sentence: The lorry was loaded with bricks and headed toward the new building site.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 1
Repeated R and Y ending, but it's a fairly familiar everyday word.
Other words that fit L O _ _ Y
These 18 words all share the first two letters and last letter of this puzzle's answer, so they are the ones players most often guess on the way. The answer is highlighted.
- LOAMY
- LOBBY
- LOFTY
- LOGGY
- LOLLY
- LOOBY
- LOOEY
- LOONY
- LOOPY
- LOPPY
- LORDY
- LORRY
- LOSSY
- LOURY
- LOUSY
- LOVEY
- LOWLY
- LOWRY
LORRY by the numbers
- 4 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with L, and 21 ended with Y.
- The least common letter in LORRY, measured across recent answers, is Y, which appeared in 23 of 106 answers.
- It has a repeated letter (R), which catches out many players.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21 | #1858 | SHILL |
| Jul 20 | #1857 | DIVER |
| Jul 19 | #1856 | CHURN |
| Jul 18 | #1855 | BOOTH |
| Jul 17 | #1854 | LEGAL |
| Jul 16 | #1853 | BUTTE |
| Jul 15 | #1852 | PSHAW |
About Wordle
Wordle is a daily five-letter word puzzle published by The New York Times. You have six guesses, and each letter turns green, yellow or grey to show how close it is. Every player gets the same word each day, which is why archives like this one are useful for checking past answers and spotting patterns. New to the game? Read how to play Wordle, or see which starting words work best on real answers.
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Wordle #1859 questions
What was the Wordle answer on July 22, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1859 on July 22, 2026 was LORRY. It means: A large motor vehicle designed to carry heavy loads, especially one used in Britain and other countries that use British English.
Was Wordle #1859 hard?
We rated it Medium. Repeated R and Y ending, but it's a fairly familiar everyday word.
What letters were in Wordle #1859?
LORRY has 1 vowel and the repeated letter R. It starts with L and ends with Y.