Wordle #1886 answer: STRIP
Played on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · difficulty 3/5
What was the Wordle answer for #1886?
The answer to Wordle #1886, played on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, was STRIP.
How the solver gets there
Starting from all 2,371 possible answers, this is the run an optimal solver makes against STRIP. Every guess is the one that splits the remaining field most evenly — the last column is how many answers were still standing after it.
| Turn | Guess | Feedback | Answers left |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALET | SALET | 26 |
| 2 | YOICK | YOICK | 2 |
| 3 | SIXTH | SIXTH | 1 |
| 4 | STRIP | STRIP | — |
At that point the clues could not separate SIXTH and STRIP.
How hard was it?
Optimal play solves it in 4 guesses.
After the opening guess SALET, 26 of the 2,371 possible answers were still standing — a narrow field, so it came down quickly.
Hints, if you would rather work it out
There is one vowel. It is I. It begins with S. No letter repeats.