Wordle Answers for Monday, May 26, 2025 — Puzzle #512
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MERCY
· 1 meaning
1. Compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish.
Medium
Difficulty
3
Avg Guesses
85%
Solve Rate
MERCY
Answer
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Category
This word relates to "Compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is wi..."
Structure
1 vowel (E) · starts with ME · ends in RCY · no repeated letters
Definition Hint
Compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to ...
Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3
Full analysis →Best opening: slate — tests S, L, A, T, E (all high-frequency)
Found 1 letter in the word but wrong position. Reposition it in your next guess.
4 letters present but misplaced. Try different positions while keeping known correct letters.
MERCY — solved!
Key Insight
After 0 correct and 4 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just MERCY.
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What was the Wordle answer on May 26, 2025?
The 5-letter Wordle answer was MERCY. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from LIME (4L) to BROADCASTER (11L).
Was puzzle #512 hard or easy?
Medium. MERCY has moderate letter patterns. Average players solved it in 3 guesses.
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