what is today's wordle.com

Archive / August 26, 2021

Puzzle #68 · August 26, 2021

Wordle Answer for August 26, 2021

This page keeps the full hint trail and answer breakdown for puzzle #68 so you can look it up later. Work through the hints below if you want to solve it yourself first — the answer is revealed further down. For the current puzzle, head to today's Wordle answer instead.

Archived August 26, 2021 · Maintained by the WhatIsTodaysWordle editorial team

Quick Facts: Wordle #68

Puzzle number
#68
Date
August 26, 2021
Word length
Five letters
First letter
F
Last letter
E
NYT tester difficulty
2.2 out of 6
WordleBot average
3.5 attempts (easy), 3.8 (hard)

The Hints, in Order

Each hint below adds one piece of information without giving away the rest — open them one at a time and stop as soon as you've got enough to make a confident guess.

  1. 1. Letter count +

    The word has five letters and works as a noun.

  2. 2. Starting letter +

    It begins with F.

  3. 3. Vowel pattern +

    There are two vowels, in the third and fifth positions.

  4. 4. Word ending +

    It means A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through..

Still stuck after all four? That usually means it's worth re-reading the tiles from your own last guess rather than reaching for a brand new word.

The Answer

The solution is FLUME. It's a noun that means A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.. Forms: flumes.

Repeated Letters

There are no repeated letters.

More From This Week

PuzzleAnswer
#67CRASS
#66PANEL
#65STOUT
#64BRIBE
#63DRAIN

See every puzzle in the Wordle archive, or jump to today's Wordle answer for the current puzzle.