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Wordle — August 10, 2026

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Hint 1 of 5

Today's answer names something people do more with sneaky timing than kindness, often paired with an unfair jab at someone who can't see it coming.

Hint 2 of 5

As a verb it means to shoot from a hidden spot, or more broadly to take a cheap shot at someone from cover.

Hint 3 of 5

The same five letters also name a long-billed wading bird that hunters shoot from concealment — the same idea of striking from hiding links both meanings.

Hint 4 of 5

It starts with S and ends with E, with I and E as its two vowels and no repeated letters.

Hint 5 of 5

The letters are S-N-I-P-E.

The answer — spoilers!

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SNIPE

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Vowels
2 of 5
Best common opener
CRANE — 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.