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Today’s Wordle Hints (#1888) - Thursday, August 20, 2026
Hint 1
Today's Wordle answer is a two-syllable word with one true vowel in the middle and a sometimes-vowel at the end.
Hint 2
In "The Lord of the Rings," Frodo and Sam trudge through the Dead Marshes, whose still, corpse-lit waters are the definition of this word.
Hint 3
It works just as well for the abstract stuff: a contract with confusing terms, a backstory full of gaps, or motives nobody can quite pin down.
Today’s Wordle Answer (#1888) - August 20, 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:
MURKY
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