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Wordle — August 23, 2026

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Hint 1 of 5

Today's word evokes stories that begin "in the ___ days," conjuring a sense of a distant, storybook past.

Hint 2 of 5

It's a slightly poetic or old-fashioned way to describe former times, long before now.

Hint 3 of 5

You might hear it in a fairy tale's opening line, setting a scene from ages ago.

Hint 4 of 5

Five letters, starting with O and ending in N.

Hint 5 of 5

The letters are O-L-D-E-N.

The answer — spoilers!

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OLDEN

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Vowels
2 of 5
Best common opener
CRANE — 2 letters in common
Starts with O
1 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.