Play Wordle #1881
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Wordle #1881 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 verb.
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 violent collision between vehicles, or a sudden failure that stops a computer program from working.
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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
CRHThe pattern is C R _ _ H. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1881
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 #1881
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, CRANE narrowed things down the most, leaving only 17 possible words.
Wordle #1881 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1881 is CRASH.
Meaning: To collide violently with something, or to fail suddenly and stop working.
In a sentence: The computer will freeze or crash if you open too many tabs at once.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Word type
- verb
- Vowels
- 1
Common word with familiar letters and no repeated letters.
Other words that fit C R _ _ H
These 4 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.
- CRASH
- CRITH
- CRUSH
- CRWTH
CRASH by the numbers
- 7 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with C, and 5 ended with H.
- The least common letter in CRASH, measured across recent answers, is H, which appeared in 15 of 106 answers.
- All five letters are different.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12 | #1880 | WIMPY |
| Aug 11 | #1879 | FENCE |
| Aug 10 | #1878 | SNIPE |
| Aug 9 | #1877 | CLUNK |
| Aug 8 | #1876 | PRIVY |
| Aug 7 | #1875 | FEIGN |
| Aug 6 | #1874 | GRIPE |
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 #1881 questions
What was the Wordle answer on August 13, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1881 on August 13, 2026 was CRASH. It means: To collide violently with something, or to fail suddenly and stop working.
Was Wordle #1881 hard?
We rated it Easy. Common word with familiar letters and no repeated letters.
What letters were in Wordle #1881?
CRASH has 1 vowel and five different letters. It starts with C and ends with H.