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Wordle — July 21, 2026

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Hint 1 of 5

This word names a role someone plays when they're secretly working an angle rather than being a neutral bystander.

Hint 2 of 5

Picture a planted "customer" at a demo or auction who hypes up a product to draw others in.

Hint 3 of 5

As a verb, it means to promote or vouch for something while hiding your stake in its success.

Hint 4 of 5

It rhymes with "chill" and "fill," and doubles its last consonant.

Hint 5 of 5

It starts with S and is the word for someone who pushes a product or idea dishonestly for personal gain.

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SHILL

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Vowels
1 of 5
Repeated letter
yes — a common way to lose a streak
Best common opener
SLATE — 2 letters in common
Starts with S
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.