Wordle for August 16, 2025 - #1519
Attempt 1
This is the first attempt and we’ll choose a random word to start with.
Let’s start with word ulcer
Attempt for ulcer gives us 0 correct letters, 1 present letters and 4 wrong letters.
If we look into details, we can see that:
Letter u is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Letter l is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Letter c is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Letter e is on a different spot - this means that it cannot be at position 4
Letter r is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Some letters are missing (like u, l, c, r) but it’s also important piece of information
Word should contain letters [e]
That was a great guess that limited number of remaining words
Attempt 2
Right now we have 607 words to choose from and best of them seem to be [neath thane teind stend thine]
So far we know that possible letters are:
At position 1: [a b d e f g h i j k m n o p q s t v w x y z]
At position 2: [a b d e f g h i j k m n o p q s t v w x y z]
At position 3: [a b d e f g h i j k m n o p q s t v w x y z]
At position 4: [a b d f g h i j k m n o p q s t v w x y z]
At position 5: [a b d e f g h i j k m n o p q s t v w x y z]
Next guess is neath, let’s see what it gives us
Attempt for neath gives us 1 correct letters, 2 present letters and 2 wrong letters.
If we look into details, we can see that:
Letter n is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Letter e is on a different spot - this means that it cannot be at position 2
Letter a is on a different spot - this means that it cannot be at position 3
Letter t should be at position 4
Letter h is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
We got information about the correct letters and it should make next attempt easier
Some letters are missing (like n, h) but it’s also important piece of information
Word should contain letters [e a t]
That was a great guess that limited number of remaining words
Attempt 3
Right now we have 7 words to choose from and best of them seem to be [paste aweto azote waste axite]
So far we know that possible letters are:
At position 1: [a b d e f g i j k m o p q s t v w x y z]
At position 2: [a b d f g i j k m o p q s t v w x y z]
At position 3: [b d e f g i j k m o p q s t v w x y z]
At position 4: [t]
At position 5: [a b d e f g i j k m o p q s t v w x y z]
Next guess is paste, let’s see what it gives us
Attempt for paste gives us 3 correct letters, 0 present letters and 2 wrong letters.
If we look into details, we can see that:
Letter p is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Letter a should be at position 2
Letter s is not present in the word and we will not use it any more
Letter e should be at position 5
We got information about the correct letters and it should make next attempt easier
Some letters are missing (like p, s) but it’s also important piece of information
Word should contain letters [e a t]
Not a bad guess in general
Attempt 4
Right now we have 1 words to choose from and best of them seem to be [matte]
So far we know that possible letters are:
At position 1: [a b d e f g i j k m o q t v w x y z]
At position 2: [a]
At position 3: [b d e f g i j k m o q t v w x y z]
At position 4: [t]
At position 5: [e]
It must be matte
That’s the correct answer! The word is matte!
Conclusion
Today’s word is matte and it took 4 attempts to guess it
Video
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