Play Wordle #1885
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Wordle #1885 hints
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How many vowels?Gentle hint
Today's word has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O or U). It's a noun.
See every 5-letter word with 2 vowels
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Are any letters repeated?Gentle hint
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What does it mean?Helpful hint
A group of people who share ancestry, customs, and a common leader, often living together as a community.
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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
TREThe pattern is T R _ _ E. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1885
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 #1885
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 #1885 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1885 is TRIBE.
Meaning: A social group of people, often families or clans, who share a common culture, language, ancestry, and leadership.
In a sentence: The village elders gathered to discuss the future of their tribe.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 2
Common letters and vowel pattern, but a less frequent everyday word.
Other words that fit T R _ _ E
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.
- TRACE
- TRADE
- TRAPE
- TRAVE
- TRIBE
- TRICE
- TRIDE
- TRIKE
- TRINE
- TRIPE
- TRITE
- TRODE
- TROKE
- TRONE
- TROPE
- TROVE
- TRUCE
- TRYKE
TRIBE by the numbers
- 6 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with T, and 21 ended with E.
- The least common letter in TRIBE, measured across recent answers, is B, which appeared in 10 of 106 answers.
- All five letters are different.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 16 | #1884 | ASPIC |
| Aug 15 | #1883 | LOOSE |
| Aug 14 | #1882 | GEODE |
| Aug 13 | #1881 | CRASH |
| Aug 12 | #1880 | WIMPY |
| Aug 11 | #1879 | FENCE |
| Aug 10 | #1878 | SNIPE |
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 #1885 questions
What was the Wordle answer on August 17, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1885 on August 17, 2026 was TRIBE. It means: A social group of people, often families or clans, who share a common culture, language, ancestry, and leadership.
Was Wordle #1885 hard?
We rated it Medium. Common letters and vowel pattern, but a less frequent everyday word.
What letters were in Wordle #1885?
TRIBE has 2 vowels and five different letters. It starts with T and ends with E.