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Today’s Wordle Hints (#1889) - Friday, August 21, 2026
Hint 1
Today's Wordle answer is a single-syllable word with two vowels, ending on a silent one. It's a repeat, last seen back in December 2021.
Hint 2
As a verb it means to follow a path back to its source, or to copy an image by drawing over lines you can see through the paper.
Hint 3
Think of the faintest leftover sign that something was there: a footprint in dust, a whiff of perfume in an empty room, the barely-there evidence of someone's passing.
Today’s Wordle Answer (#1889) - August 21, 2026
SPOILER: The answer to today's Wordle is just a scroll down the page.
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Still don’t get it? Here’s today’s answer:
TRACE
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