What is the Wordle answer for Sunday, August 18 (#1156)?

The answer to Wordle #1156 on Sunday, August 18 is LANKY — a medium-rated 5-letter word. Describing someone who is very tall and slender, often in a gangly, ungraceful way

Is Wordle #1156 hard or easy?

Wordle #1156 (August 18) is rated Medium. Rated Medium — a balanced mix of common and less-common letters.

When is the Wordle answer updated each day?

A new Wordle opens at midnight in your local time. We pre-stage each day's hints and answer so they're live the moment the puzzle resets.

What's a good Wordle starting word?

Strong openers like CRANE, SLATE or AUDIO test several common letters at once. Pair the first hint above with your opener to zero in quickly.

Sunday, August 18, 2024#1156Medium

Wordle Hints & Answer — Sunday, August 18

DailyWordHints Editorial August 18

LANKY

Medium

The Wordle answer for Sunday, August 18 (#1156) is LANKY. Rated Medium — a balanced mix of common and less-common letters.

Hints

1Vowel count
2First letter
3Last letter
4Repeated letters?
5Second letter

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Today’s Wordle answer

The answer to Wordle #1156 (Sunday, August 18, 2024) is LANKY.

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Wordle #1156 hints — Sunday, August 18 (8/18/24)

Here are spoiler-free clues for Wordle puzzle 1156, published Sunday, August 18 (8/18/24). Start with the first hint and work down — only move to the next if you're still stuck.

How to use these hints

Each hint gets a little more direct — the first is a cryptic clue, the second narrows the meaning, the third is a near-giveaway. The answer is kept safely below the fold.

Make your six guesses count

Open with a word rich in common letters to map the vowels fast. Don't burn a guess repeating a grey letter — every clue here is designed to save you a turn.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Wordle answer for Sunday, August 18 (#1156)?: The answer to Wordle #1156 on Sunday, August 18 is LANKY — a medium-rated 5-letter word. Describing someone who is very tall and slender, often in a gangly, ungraceful way
Is Wordle #1156 hard or easy?: Wordle #1156 (August 18) is rated Medium. Rated Medium — a balanced mix of common and less-common letters.
When is the Wordle answer updated each day?: A new Wordle opens at midnight in your local time. We pre-stage each day's hints and answer so they're live the moment the puzzle resets.
What's a good Wordle starting word?: Strong openers like CRANE, SLATE or AUDIO test several common letters at once. Pair the first hint above with your opener to zero in quickly.