{"id":586306,"date":"2026-07-15T03:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T03:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/586306\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T03:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T03:54:16","slug":"todays-wordle-1852-hints-and-answer-for-wednesday-july-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/586306\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s Wordle #1852 Hints And Answer For Wednesday, July 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784087656_608_0x0.jpg\" alt=\"nyt-wordle-hints-clues-answer-guide\" data-height=\"1752\" data-width=\"2629\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>How to solve today&#8217;s Wordle.<\/p>\n<p>SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Looking for help with today\u2019s Wordle? Look no further. An abundance of hints, clues and other helpful items await, not to mention a bonus Custom Wordle and plenty more.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Wordle Wednesday, so here\u2019s a riddle for you to solve before moving on to today\u2019s Wordle:<\/p>\n<p>You are Odysseus and you encounter the fearsome Cyclops. The Cyclops has a slow and terrible death planned for you, but wants you to guess which. He says, \u201cI will either grill you or boil you. If you\u2019re right, I will grill you. If you\u2019re wrong, I will boil you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you, Odysseus, reply with in order to get out of this fiery predicament?<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll post the answer tomorrow. Now let\u2019s solve today\u2019s Wordle!<\/p>\n<p>Looking for Tuesday&#8217;s Wordle? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/2026\/07\/13\/wordle-answer-tuesday-july-14\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/2026\/07\/13\/wordle-answer-tuesday-july-14\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/2026\/07\/13\/wordle-answer-tuesday-july-14\/\" aria-label=\"Check out our guide right here\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check out our guide right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Play Puzzles &amp; Games on Forbes<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Bonus Custom Wordle<\/p>\n<p>Now that we can create our own custom Wordles, I\u2019m including a bonus Wordle with each daily Wordle guide. These can be 4 to 7 letters long. Hopefully this is a fun extra challenge. Click the link below to play the Wordle I hand-crafted for you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/create\/wordle\/pR6EupbUEkmm3NZMMwxKbef6xg7K5J9rfs7iKjJ_cmz4OEpRxqjPgrZLSLvnYK2g65yaeVLL1Q==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/create\/wordle\/pR6EupbUEkmm3NZMMwxKbef6xg7K5J9rfs7iKjJ_cmz4OEpRxqjPgrZLSLvnYK2g65yaeVLL1Q==\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/create\/wordle\/pR6EupbUEkmm3NZMMwxKbef6xg7K5J9rfs7iKjJ_cmz4OEpRxqjPgrZLSLvnYK2g65yaeVLL1Q==\" aria-label=\"Today\u2019s Bonus Custom Wordle\">Today\u2019s Bonus Custom Wordle<\/a> is <strong>4 letters long.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The hint<\/strong>: A common place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The clue:<\/strong> This Wordle has a double letter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yesterday\u2019s Custom Wordle Answer:<\/strong> DOCTOR<\/p>\n<p>How To Play Wordle<\/p>\n<p>Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer. After each guess, the game gives feedback to help you get closer to the answer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Green<\/strong>: The letter is in the word and in the correct spot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yellow<\/strong>: The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gray<\/strong>: The letter is not in the word at all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use these clues to narrow down your guesses. Every day brings a new word, and everyone around the world is trying to solve the same puzzle. Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator. See rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today\u2019s Wordle Hints And Answer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wordle Bot\u2019s Starting Word: <\/strong>SLATE<\/li>\n<li><strong>My Starting Word Today:<\/strong> TRIAL (36 words left)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Hint<\/strong>: Bah!<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Clue:<\/strong> This Wordle has three consonants in a row.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Okay, <strong>spoilers below! The answer is coming!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Wordle<\/p>\n<p>Screenshot: Erik KainWordle Bot Analysis<\/p>\n<p>Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/upshot\/wordle-bot.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/upshot\/wordle-bot.html\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/upshot\/wordle-bot.html\" aria-label=\"right here\">right here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>STEAM was super lucky (I had just been in the gaming program Steam, which must have given me the idea) but still left me with 3 choices and I wasn\u2019t willing to guess and guess so I picked LOCKS (heh) and that left me with just one possible solution: STEAK for the win!<\/p>\n<p>Competitive Wordle Score<\/p>\n<p>Wordle Bot<\/p>\n<p>Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/p>\n<p>The Bot and I tie for three, adding 1 point each to our July totals:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Erik: <\/strong>5 points<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wordle Bot<\/strong>: 10 points<\/p>\n<p>How To Play Competitive Wordle<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guessing in 1 is worth 3 points; guessing in 2 is worth 2 points; guessing in 3 is worth 1 point; guessing in 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; guessing in 6 is -2 points and missing the Wordle is -3 points.<\/li>\n<li>If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day.<\/li>\n<li>Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your points\u2014positive or negative.<\/li>\n<li>You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day. Enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Today\u2019s Wordle Etymology<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPshaw\u201d is an imitative exclamation that appeared in English in the 17th century, probably modeled on the sound of dismissive puffing or spitting. 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