EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is for Wordle answer #425; the August 19th Wordle answer is available now.
August 18th's Wordle answer is somewhat surprising as it features a vowel right in the middle. While today's answer can be identified in less than six attempts, it still might stump a few players from other parts of the world. However, solving today's puzzle is easier because it doesn't feature a repeating letter. Since there aren't many vowels present in today's answer, players will simply have to narrow down confirmed letters in their first few attempts. However, this can get tricky as players may not be left with many attempts to solve the puzzle if the word doesn't come to them immediately.
To keep their streaks intact, players might fare better if they used Wordle's hard mode for solving today's answer. Since this mode does not let players use confirmed letters in different spots, it might just help them solve Wordle puzzle 425 in three to four attempts. However, players who do not want to take a risk and need contextual hints to prompt them to the answer can use the hints below. These hints do not spoil the solution for players and define the answer so they can guess the word without failing today's Wordle puzzle.
Today's Wordle Hints (August 18th #425)
Today's Wordle answer is mainly used to describe accents in modern English. While the word can also be associated with a bow, it is mainly used to describe certain types of sounds. To get players started on the right foot, today's answer shares the first two letters with a popular game streaming platform. Another clue that might help players is that the first two letters from today's answer are the same as Wordle 424's solution.
If players get it right, they should be able to find the correct spot of the first two letters from today's Wordle answer. However, after discovering the two letters, players are still not able to guess the answer; these contextual hints might help:
- Hint 1: a strong ringing sound such as that made by the plucked string of a musical instrument or a released bowstring.
- Hint 2: nasal speech or resonance
- Hint 3: Will's accent has a British ____ (fill in the blank)
Today's Wordle Answer (August 18th #425)
The August 15th Wordle answer is TWANG.
As usual, the first starting word in Wordle we used for today's puzzle was 'ROAST,' which revealed the correct position of the vowel and the incorrect position of another letter. Then, using the word 'THANE' revealed the correct position of three letters, which made it slightly easier to guess today's answer. In our next attempt, the word 'THANG' revealed the correct position of four letters, leaving one to discover. Luckily, the only word that came to mind was 'TWANG,' resulting in today's Wordle Puzzle being solved.
