Play Wordle #1883
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Wordle #1883 hints
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How many vowels?Gentle hint
Today's word has 3 vowels (A, E, I, O or U). It's an adjective.
See every 5-letter word with 3 vowels
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Are any letters repeated?Gentle hint
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What does it mean?Helpful hint
The opposite of tight, describing something that fits with room to spare or isn't held firmly in place.
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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
LOEThe pattern is L O _ _ E. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1883
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 #1883
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, leaving only 13 possible words.
Wordle #1883 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1883 is LOOSE.
Meaning: Not firmly fastened, fixed in place, or fitting closely.
In a sentence: After the diet, her jeans felt loose around the waist.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Word type
- adjective
- Vowels
- 3
Common everyday word, but the repeated O vowels add slight spelling challenge.
Other words that fit L O _ _ E
These 14 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.
- LOAVE
- LODGE
- LOGIE
- LOIPE
- LONGE
- LOOIE
- LOOSE
- LOTTE
- LOUIE
- LOUPE
- LOURE
- LOUSE
- LOWNE
- LOWSE
LOOSE by the numbers
- 4 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with L, and 21 ended with E.
- The least common letter in LOOSE, measured across recent answers, is L, which appeared in 28 of 106 answers.
- It has a repeated letter (O), which catches out many players.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 | #1882 | GEODE |
| Aug 13 | #1881 | CRASH |
| Aug 12 | #1880 | WIMPY |
| Aug 11 | #1879 | FENCE |
| Aug 10 | #1878 | SNIPE |
| Aug 9 | #1877 | CLUNK |
| Aug 8 | #1876 | PRIVY |
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 #1883 questions
What was the Wordle answer on August 15, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1883 on August 15, 2026 was LOOSE. It means: Not firmly fastened, fixed in place, or fitting closely.
Was Wordle #1883 hard?
We rated it Easy. Common everyday word, but the repeated O vowels add slight spelling challenge.
What letters were in Wordle #1883?
LOOSE has 3 vowels and the repeated letter O. It starts with L and ends with E.