Wordle #1887 answer: GRILL
Played on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 · difficulty 4/5
What was the Wordle answer for #1887?
The answer to Wordle #1887, played on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, was GRILL.
How the solver gets there
Starting from all 2,371 possible answers, this is the run an optimal solver makes against GRILL. 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 | 100 |
| 2 | COURD | COURD | 5 |
| 3 | AKING | AKING | 1 |
| 4 | GRILL | GRILL | — |
At that point the clues could not separate FRILL, GIRLY, GRILL, KRILL and WRYLY.
How hard was it?
Optimal play solves it in 4 guesses.
After the opening guess SALET, 100 of the 2,371 possible answers were still standing — about average.
Hints, if you would rather work it out
There is one vowel. It is I. It begins with G. One letter appears twice - watch out for the L.