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Wordle — August 18, 2026

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Hint 1 of 5

Today's word can mean a long, narrow piece of something, or the act of removing something down to nothing.

Hint 2 of 5

You might use it for a strip of land, a strip of fabric, or the strip of neon lights along a famous Las Vegas boulevard.

Hint 3 of 5

As a verb, it means to take something away layer by layer until nothing extra is left — like sanding old paint off a chair.

Hint 4 of 5

Five letters, starting with S and ending in P, with two consonants at the start.

Hint 5 of 5

The letters are S-T-R-I-P.

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STRIP

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Vowels
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Best common opener
STARE — 3 letters in common
Starts with S
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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.