Play Wordle #1890
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Wordle #1890 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 noun.
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 small sea creature with a segmented shell, a long tail, and many legs, often served grilled or in curry.
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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
PRNThe pattern is P R _ _ N. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1890
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 #1890
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 7 possible words.
Wordle #1890 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1890 is PRAWN.
Meaning: A small edible shellfish with a long body, a segmented shell, and ten legs, closely related to the shrimp.
In a sentence: We ordered garlic prawn skewers at the seaside restaurant.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 1
Common food word, but the W and AWN ending feel less familiar.
Other words that fit P R _ _ N
These 6 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.
- PRAWN
- PREEN
- PREON
- PRION
- PROIN
- PROYN
PRAWN by the numbers
- 13 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with P, and 10 ended with N.
- The least common letter in PRAWN, 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 21 | #1889 | TRACE |
| Aug 20 | #1888 | MURKY |
| Aug 19 | #1887 | GRILL |
| Aug 18 | #1886 | STRIP |
| Aug 17 | #1885 | TRIBE |
| Aug 16 | #1884 | ASPIC |
| Aug 15 | #1883 | LOOSE |
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 #1890 questions
What was the Wordle answer on August 22, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1890 on August 22, 2026 was PRAWN. It means: A small edible shellfish with a long body, a segmented shell, and ten legs, closely related to the shrimp.
Was Wordle #1890 hard?
We rated it Medium. Common food word, but the W and AWN ending feel less familiar.
What letters were in Wordle #1890?
PRAWN has 1 vowel and five different letters. It starts with P and ends with N.