Wordle Answer Today — Hints & Solution for Puzzle #961 (Aug 18)

3 Progressive Hints — No Spoilers

1 Category

This word describes a quality or characteristic

2 Structure

2 vowel(s) · starts with B

3 Definition

A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.

Wordle Unlimited #961 · Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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SLATE DRIVE — tests most common vowels

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Good foundation! 1 letter locked in position. Keep these fixed and test other letters.

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✓ BRIDE — Answer found!

Key Insight

This word can be solved in just 3 steps using common starting words like SLATE. Most letters in this word are high-frequency letters, making it accessible with standard solving strategies.

Word Meaning

BRIDE

1. A woman on her wedding day or just before and after the event.

3 Progressive Hints — No Spoilers

1 Category

This word describes a quality or characteristic

2 Structure

1 vowel(s) · starts with W

3 Definition

The time at which something happens.

Wordle Unlimited #961 · Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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ABLE DUNE THEN — tests most common vowels

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Found 1 letter in the word but wrong position. Reposition it in your next guess.

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2 letters present but misplaced. Try different positions while keeping known correct letters.

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✓ WHEN — Answer found!

Key Insight

With only 1 unique vowel (E), this word is harder to crack. Once all other vowels are eliminated, focus on Y as a potential vowel substitute. Both the first and last letters are consonants, which is the most common pattern in English words. Most letters in this word are high-frequency letters, making it accessible with standard solving strategies.

Word Meaning

WHEN

/ʍɛn/ US

noun

1. The time at which something happens.

"A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."

adverb

1. (interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.

"Do you know when they arrived?"

2. At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.

"He's mister high and mighty now, but I remember him when."

3. (relative) At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.

"That was the day when the Twin Towers fell."

pronoun

1. (interrogative) What time; which time.

"Since when do I need your permission?"

2. The time that.

"I recall when they were called the Greys."

conjunction

1. At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.

"A player wins when [as soon as, or at any time that, if] she has four cards of the same suit."

2. During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.

"Be careful when crossing the street."

3. At what time; at which time.

"I am here till Friday, when [i.e. at which time] I leave for Senegal."

Synonyms:

as soon as immediately once whenever while

interjection

1. That's enough, a command to stop adding something, especially an ingredient of food or drink.

2. Expressing impatience. (Compare what.)

3 Progressive Hints — No Spoilers

1 Category

This word is commonly used in everyday conversation

2 Structure

1 vowel(s) · starts with G

3 Definition

An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

Wordle Unlimited #961 · Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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LIVELY TOWARD — tests most common vowels

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4 letters present but misplaced. Try different positions while keeping known correct letters.

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✓ GROWTH — Answer found!

Key Insight

With only 1 unique vowel (O), this word is harder to crack. Once all other vowels are eliminated, focus on Y as a potential vowel substitute. Both the first and last letters are consonants, which is the most common pattern in English words. This word can be solved in just 3 steps using common starting words like LIVELY. Most letters in this word are high-frequency letters, making it accessible with standard solving strategies.

Word Meaning

GROWTH

/ɡɹəʊθ/ US

noun

1. An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

"Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China."

2. The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.

3. Something that grows or has grown.

Synonyms:

development maturation enlargement expansion increase

Antonyms:

nondevelopment contraction decrease decrement reduction

3 Progressive Hints — No Spoilers

1 Category

This word is often used in formal writing

2 Structure

2 vowel(s) · starts with M

3 Definition

Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.

Wordle Unlimited #961 · Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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CLARIFY MIXTURE — tests most common vowels

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Found 2 letters in the word but wrong position. Reposition them in your next guess.

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Pattern emerging: 1 confirmed positions, 3 letters to place. Use process of elimination.

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✓ MONITOR — Answer found!

Key Insight

Both the first and last letters are consonants, which is the most common pattern in English words. This word can be solved in just 3 steps using common starting words like CLARIFY. Most letters in this word are high-frequency letters, making it accessible with standard solving strategies.

Word Meaning

MONITOR

/ˈmɒnɨtə/ UK

noun

1. Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.

"The camp monitors look after the children during the night, when the teachers are asleep."

2. A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.

3. A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.

"The information flashed up on the monitor."

verb

1. To watch over; to guard.

Synonyms:

oversee supervise track

3 Progressive Hints — No Spoilers

1 Category

This word describes a quality or characteristic

2 Structure

4 vowel(s) · starts with M

3 Definition

An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the lan...

Wordle Unlimited #961 · Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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CASUALLY — tests most common vowels

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Found 2 letters in the word but wrong position. Reposition them in your next guess.

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✓ MOUNTAIN — Answer found!

Key Insight

This word contains 4 different vowels, making it easier to identify with vowel-heavy starting words like CASUALLY. Both the first and last letters are consonants, which is the most common pattern in English words. This word can be solved in just 2 steps using common starting words like CASUALLY. Most letters in this word are high-frequency letters, making it accessible with standard solving strategies.

Word Meaning

MOUNTAIN

/ˈmaʊntɪn/ US

noun

1. An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

2. Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap.

"He was a real mountain of a man, standing seven feet tall."

3. Of, belonging to, relating to, or found on a mountain; like a mountain in size; (of living things) growing or living on a mountain.

"some mountain ranges; the high mountain top; a scenic mountain view; the mountain lodge; the leaves of mountain cranberries; a mountain goat"

3 Progressive Hints — No Spoilers

1 Category

This word relates to an action or process

2 Structure

3 vowel(s) · starts with A · has double P

3 Definition

To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's rights, etc.

Wordle Unlimited #961 · Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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CONDITION — tests most common vowels

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Great start! 1 letter in position, 1 more in word. Build around the correct positions.

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✓ APPEALING — Answer found!

Key Insight

This word contains a double-letter pattern (P at positions 2-3), which appears in only ~8% of Wordle answers. This is a key differentiator. This word contains 3 different vowels, making it easier to identify with vowel-heavy starting words like CONDITION. The word ends with the common suffix "-ing", which can help narrow down candidates after identifying the root. This word can be solved in just 2 steps using common starting words like CONDITION. Most letters in this word are high-frequency letters, making it accessible with standard solving strategies.

Word Meaning

APPEALING

/əˈpiː.lɪŋ/

verb

1. To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's rights, etc.

2. To call on (someone) for aid

"I appeal to all of you to help the orphans."

3. (informal elsewhere) To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reexamination or for decision.

noun

1. The act of making an appeal.

adjective

1. Having appeal; attractive.

3 Progressive Hints — No Spoilers

1 Category

This word is a noun describing a concept or state

2 Structure

4 vowel(s) · starts with S

3 Definition

Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.

Wordle Unlimited #961 · Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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ANTIBIOTIC — tests most common vowels

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Found 6 letters in the word but wrong position. Reposition them in your next guess.

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✓ SIMULATION — Answer found!

Key Insight

This word contains 4 different vowels, making it easier to identify with vowel-heavy starting words like ANTIBIOTIC. Both the first and last letters are consonants, which is the most common pattern in English words. The word ends with the common suffix "-tion", which can help narrow down candidates after identifying the root. This word can be solved in just 2 steps using common starting words like ANTIBIOTIC. Most letters in this word are high-frequency letters, making it accessible with standard solving strategies.

Word Meaning

SIMULATION

/sɪmjʊleɪʃən/

noun

1. Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.

"The most reliable simulation predicts that the hurricane will turn north."

2. The process of simulating.

"Despite extensive simulation in the design phase, the aircraft failed to behave as expected."

3. A video game designed to convey a more or less realistic experience, as of a sport or warfare.

"Some kids in the classroom will be playing simulations after school."

3 Progressive Hints — No Spoilers

1 Category

This word describes a quality or characteristic

2 Structure

5 vowel(s) · starts with R

3 Definition

The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.

Wordle Unlimited #961 · Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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SIGNIFICANT — tests most common vowels

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Great start! 2 letters in position, 4 more in word. Build around the correct positions.

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✓ REGULATIONS — Answer found!

Key Insight

This word contains 5 different vowels, making it easier to identify with vowel-heavy starting words like SIGNIFICANT. Both the first and last letters are consonants, which is the most common pattern in English words. The word starts with the common prefix "re-", useful for pattern matching after the first guess. This word can be solved in just 2 steps using common starting words like SIGNIFICANT. Most letters in this word are high-frequency letters, making it accessible with standard solving strategies.

Word Meaning

REGULATIONS

/ˌɹɛɡjəˈleɪʃənz/ US

noun

1. The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.

2. A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.

3. A type of law made by the executive branch of government, usually by virtue of a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so.

Today's Wordle Answer — August 18, 2026 (#961)

BRIDE

WHEN

GROWTH

MONITOR

MOUNTAIN

APPEALING

SIMULATION

REGULATIONS

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