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Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Difficulty: Hard

Wordle #1894 Hints and Answer

Hints and the answer for Wordle #1894, played on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The hints run from a gentle nudge to the letter pattern, and the answer is kept in the spoiler zone further down.

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Wordle #1894 hints

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  1. 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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  2. Are any letters repeated?Gentle hint

    No, all five letters are different.

    See words without repeated letters

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  3. What does it mean?Helpful hint

    A young rooster that has been neutered and fattened so it becomes tender meat for a holiday dinner.

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  4. What's the first letter?Helpful hint

    It starts with C.

    5-letter words starting with C

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  5. What's the last letter?Strong hint

    It ends with N.

    5-letter words ending with N

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  6. Show me the patternStrong hint
    CAN

    The pattern is C A _ _ N. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern

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How popular openers scored on #1894

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 #1894
SLATE
0 green, 1 yellow. 811 words left
CRANE
1 green, 2 yellow. 21 words left
AUDIO
0 green, 2 yellow. 467 words left

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 #1894 answer

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CAPON

The answer to Wordle #1894 is CAPON.

Meaning: A young rooster that has been castrated and fattened for eating.

In a sentence: The chef roasted a plump capon with garlic and herbs for the holiday dinner.

Difficulty
Hard
Word type
noun
Vowels
2

Common letters, but an uncommon word most people rarely use or encounter.

Other words that fit C A _ _ N

These 9 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.

  • CABIN
  • CAIRN
  • CAJON
  • CAJUN
  • CAMAN
  • CANON
  • CAPON
  • CARON
  • CAXON
CAPON by the numbers
  • 7 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with C, and 10 ended with N.
  • The least common letter in CAPON, measured across recent answers, is C, which appeared in 18 of 106 answers.
  • All five letters are different.

Recent Wordle answers

DatePuzzleAnswer
Aug 25#1893CLICK
Aug 24#1892RUNNY
Aug 23#1891OLDEN
Aug 22#1890PRAWN
Aug 21#1889TRACE
Aug 20#1888MURKY
Aug 19#1887GRILL

All past Wordle answers

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 #1894 questions

What was the Wordle answer on August 26, 2026?

The answer to Wordle #1894 on August 26, 2026 was CAPON. It means: A young rooster that has been castrated and fattened for eating.

Was Wordle #1894 hard?

We rated it Hard. Common letters, but an uncommon word most people rarely use or encounter.

What letters were in Wordle #1894?

CAPON has 2 vowels and five different letters. It starts with C and ends with N.