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Wordle — August 16, 2026

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Hint 1 of 5

Today's word names an old-fashioned savory dish that jiggles like a dessert but isn't sweet at all.

Hint 2 of 5

It's a cold, glossy dish where meat, vegetables, or eggs are suspended inside a firm, clear gelatin.

Hint 3 of 5

You might spot it in a retro cookbook or a vintage dinner party spread, chilled and sliced into rounds.

Hint 4 of 5

Five letters, starting with A and ending with C, with no repeated letters.

Hint 5 of 5

The letters are A-S-P-I-C.

The answer — spoilers!

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ASPIC

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Vowels
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Best common opener
CRANE — 2 letters in common
Starts with A
2 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.