Play Wordle #1888
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Wordle #1888 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
Describes water or air that is hard to see through because it is dirty, cloudy, or dim.
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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
MUYThe pattern is M U _ _ Y. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1888
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 #1888
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.
Wordle #1888 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1888 is MURKY.
Meaning: Dark, dim, or cloudy, especially from dirt, mud, or unclear conditions.
In a sentence: The water in the pond was so murky that we could not see the bottom.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Word type
- adjective
- Vowels
- 1
Uncommon letters K and Y, but it's a fairly familiar everyday word.
Other words that fit M U _ _ Y
These 15 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.
- MUCKY
- MUDDY
- MUGGY
- MUHLY
- MULEY
- MUMMY
- MUMSY
- MURKY
- MURLY
- MURRY
- MUSHY
- MUSKY
- MUSSY
- MUSTY
- MUZZY
MURKY by the numbers
- 6 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with M, and 21 ended with Y.
- The least common letter in MURKY, measured across recent answers, is K, which appeared in 10 of 106 answers.
- All five letters are different.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 | #1887 | GRILL |
| Aug 18 | #1886 | STRIP |
| Aug 17 | #1885 | TRIBE |
| Aug 16 | #1884 | ASPIC |
| Aug 15 | #1883 | LOOSE |
| Aug 14 | #1882 | GEODE |
| Aug 13 | #1881 | CRASH |
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 #1888 questions
What was the Wordle answer on August 20, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1888 on August 20, 2026 was MURKY. It means: Dark, dim, or cloudy, especially from dirt, mud, or unclear conditions.
Was Wordle #1888 hard?
We rated it Medium. Uncommon letters K and Y, but it's a fairly familiar everyday word.
What letters were in Wordle #1888?
MURKY has 1 vowel and five different letters. It starts with M and ends with Y.