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Wordle — August 9, 2026

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Hint 1 of 5

Today's word is the sound something heavy and unwieldy makes when it lands or bangs into something else.

Hint 2 of 5

It's often used for an old engine sputtering, a dropped tool, or any machine part moving with a graceless, mechanical thud.

Hint 3 of 5

As a noun, the same word can also describe a clumsy, unpolished machine — or, informally, an inept person.

Hint 4 of 5

It starts with C and ends with K, with U as its only vowel and an N right before the final letter.

Hint 5 of 5

The letters are C-L-U-N-K.

The answer — spoilers!

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CLUNK

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Best common opener
CRANE — 2 letters in common
Starts with C
4 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.