Wordle Answers for Thursday, May 28, 2026 — Puzzle #879
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FRESH
/fɹɛʃ/ USnoun · 4 meanings
1. A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood.
2. A stream or spring of fresh water.
1. (commercial fishing) To pack (fish) loosely on ice.
2. To flood or dilute an area of salt water with flowing fresh water.
Medium
Difficulty
3
Avg Guesses
85%
Solve Rate
FRESH
Answer
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Category
This word relates to "A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood...."
Structure
1 vowel (E) · starts with FR · ends in ESH · no repeated letters
Definition Hint
A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood....
Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3
Full analysis →Best opening: slate — tests S, L, A, T, E (all high-frequency)
Found 2 letters in the word but wrong position. Reposition them in your next guess.
4 letters present but misplaced. Try different positions while keeping known correct letters.
FRESH — solved!
Key Insight
After 0 correct and 4 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just FRESH.
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The 5-letter Wordle answer was FRESH. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from DOES (4L) to DEMONSTRATE (11L).
Was puzzle #879 hard or easy?
Medium. FRESH has moderate letter patterns. Average players solved it in 3 guesses.
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