Play Wordle #1896
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Wordle #1896 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 young person roughly eight to twelve years old, past early childhood but not yet a teenager.
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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
TWNThe pattern is T W _ _ N. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1896
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Show SLATE, CRANE and AUDIO against Wordle #1896
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 #1896 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1896 is TWEEN.
Meaning: A child who is between the ages of about eight and twelve.
In a sentence: My tween daughter already wants her own phone and a later bedtime.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 2
Uncommon word, but its letters are familiar and it has one repeated vowel.
Other words that fit T W _ _ N
These 2 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.
- TWAIN
- TWEEN
TWEEN by the numbers
- 6 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with T, and 10 ended with N.
- The least common letter in TWEEN, measured across recent answers, is W, which appeared in 11 of 106 answers.
- It has a repeated letter (E), which catches out many players.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | #1895 | UNCUT |
| Aug 26 | #1894 | CAPON |
| Aug 25 | #1893 | CLICK |
| Aug 24 | #1892 | RUNNY |
| Aug 23 | #1891 | OLDEN |
| Aug 22 | #1890 | PRAWN |
| Aug 21 | #1889 | TRACE |
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 #1896 questions
What was the Wordle answer on August 28, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1896 on August 28, 2026 was TWEEN. It means: A child who is between the ages of about eight and twelve.
Was Wordle #1896 hard?
We rated it Medium. Uncommon word, but its letters are familiar and it has one repeated vowel.
What letters were in Wordle #1896?
TWEEN has 2 vowels and the repeated letter E. It starts with T and ends with N.