Play Wordle #1880
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Wordle #1880 hints
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How many vowels?Gentle hint
Today's word has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O or U). It's an adjective.
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
This describes someone who is weak, timid, or easily scared off.
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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
WIYThe pattern is W I _ _ Y. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1880
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 #1880
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 #1880 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1880 is WIMPY.
Meaning: Lacking strength, courage, or toughness; weak or timid.
In a sentence: He felt a little wimpy after skipping the heavy lifting at the gym.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Word type
- adjective
- Vowels
- 1
Less common word with a vowel-heavy pattern and a tricky Y ending.
Other words that fit W I _ _ Y
These 13 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.
- WICKY
- WIDDY
- WIFEY
- WIFTY
- WIGGY
- WILLY
- WIMPY
- WINDY
- WINEY
- WINGY
- WISPY
- WITHY
- WITTY
WIMPY by the numbers
- 6 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with W, and 21 ended with Y.
- The least common letter in WIMPY, measured across recent answers, is W, which appeared in 11 of 106 answers.
- All five letters are different.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 | #1879 | FENCE |
| Aug 10 | #1878 | SNIPE |
| Aug 9 | #1877 | CLUNK |
| Aug 8 | #1876 | PRIVY |
| Aug 7 | #1875 | FEIGN |
| Aug 6 | #1874 | GRIPE |
| Aug 5 | #1873 | POSIT |
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 #1880 questions
What was the Wordle answer on August 12, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1880 on August 12, 2026 was WIMPY. It means: Lacking strength, courage, or toughness; weak or timid.
Was Wordle #1880 hard?
We rated it Medium. Less common word with a vowel-heavy pattern and a tricky Y ending.
What letters were in Wordle #1880?
WIMPY has 1 vowel and five different letters. It starts with W and ends with Y.