{
  "id": 2280538,
  "title": "Wordle today: Answer, hints for August 21, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/wordle-today-answer-hints-for-august-21-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/wordle-today-answer-august-21-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today's Wordle answer for August 21, 2026 is TALON. If you enjoy word games, you may have heard of Wordle, which began as a personal project by engineer Josh Wardle for his partner. The game's popularity grew rapidly, eventually being acquired by The New York Times. Wordle challenges players to guess a five-letter word within six attempts. Players receive feedback on each guess with colored tiles indicating correct letters and positions or incorrect letters. The Wordle archive, containing past puzzles, was discontinued at the request of The New York Times, but a subscription-based archive is now available. Today's Wordle starts with the letter T and contains no double letters. Remember, if you don't guess today's answer, there will be a new Wordle tomorrow.",
  "summary": "Here's the answer for \"Wordle\" #1889 on August 21 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}