Today's Wordle Answer and Hints for August 26, 2026

Wordle #1894 for Wednesday, August 26, 2026 is a difficult puzzle built around an uncommon noun. The spoiler-free clues appear first; the answer is hidden farther down the page so you can decide how much help you want.

Hints for Wordle #1894

• The answer is a noun.
• It begins with C and ends with N.
• It contains two different vowels.
• No letter is repeated.
• The word describes a male chicken prepared for eating.

If you still have several guesses left, test letters that fit the pattern rather than jumping straight to the solution. A word such as CANOE can check several useful letters, although it cannot be today's final answer.

Today's Wordle answer

Spoiler warning: The answer appears immediately below.

Capon is a noun for a castrated male chicken, traditionally fattened for eating. Its uncommon meaning is what makes this puzzle harder than its familiar letters suggest.

How Wordle feedback works

• Green: the letter is correct and in the correct position.
• Yellow: the letter is in the answer but belongs in another position.
• Gray: the letter is not in the answer, unless an extra occurrence of a repeated guessed letter has been marked gray.

You have six attempts to identify the five-letter answer. In Hard Mode, every revealed green and yellow clue must be used in subsequent guesses.

A practical solving method

1. Open with five distinct common letters. CRANE, SLATE, or STARE tests a useful mix of vowels and consonants.
2. Use the second guess to gather information. If the first attempt reveals little, test unused common letters instead of rearranging the same ones immediately.
3. Lock green letters in place. Build possible words around the confirmed pattern.
4. Move yellow letters deliberately. A yellow tile rules out one position but confirms that the letter is needed elsewhere.
5. Consider repeated letters. Once the obvious distinct-letter words are exhausted, test whether a confirmed letter appears twice.

How repeated letters are scored

Wordle does provide information about duplicates, but it can be easy to misread. If your guess contains the same letter twice and the answer contains it only once, only the matching occurrence is colored green or yellow; the extra copy is gray. A gray copy therefore does not always mean the letter is absent from the answer.

Choosing a starting word

A good opener covers five different, frequently used letters. CRANE and SLATE are practical choices because they test common consonants and vowels without duplication. AUDIO checks four vowels, but it supplies less information about common consonants; OUIJA spends a position on the relatively rare J.

The official puzzle is available on The New York Times Wordle page. For a fuller explanation of the rules, Hard Mode, sharing, and solving tactics, read the TipsMake Wordle strategy guide.