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July 16, 2026#1853archive

Wordle — July 16, 2026

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Hint 1 of 5

Today's word describes a landscape feature you'd spot while driving through a dry, open stretch of country.

Hint 2 of 5

It's a noun, and geologists and hikers use it to describe a particular kind of standalone landform, not a whole mountain range.

Hint 3 of 5

Look closely at the middle of the word — one letter shows up twice in a row.

Hint 4 of 5

It starts with the second letter of the alphabet and ends in a silent vowel.

Hint 5 of 5

Picture a lone, flat-topped rock formation rising abruptly from a desert plain — cowboys in old Westward films often rode past one.

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Vowels
2 of 5
Repeated letter
yes — a common way to lose a streak
Best common opener
SLATE — 2 letters in common
Starts with B
5 of the 60 other answers we have logged do too

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A Wordle-style board: the top row spells CRANE with the R amber and the E green, the row below spells PRIDE in five green tiles, and the remaining rows are empty
How a finished Wordle board reads — one informative opener, then the answer. Example board, not today’s puzzle.