Wordle #1156 Answer – August 18, 2024
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1156, played on Sunday, August 18, 2024. If you are playing it in the NYT Wordle archive, start with the hints. The answer comes after them, along with what the word means, how hard it was, and how the most popular starting words would have done.
Hints for Wordle #1156
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter L.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter Y.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
adjective — Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.
Wordle #1156 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1156 on August 18, 2024 was:
LANKY
LANKY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does LANKY Mean?
Lanky (adjective): Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.
How Hard Was Wordle #1156?
6.4/10Medium-Hard
79%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
0look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
- Less common letters (K, Y) that starting words rarely test.
- No other answers share four of its five letter spots, so it falls fast once the letters are found.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against LANKY
Here is the color feedback each well-known opener would have given on this puzzle, and how many past Wordle answers would still fit after that one guess. Fewer is better.
| Opener | Feedback | Answers left |
|---|---|---|
| SLATE | SLATE | 46 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 34 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 103 |
| STARE | STARE | 105 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 75 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 355 |
On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 34 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1156 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach LANKY. We open with SLATE, then each next guess is the word, from those still possible, that leaves the fewest options on average. Every guess fits all the clues so far, so this path is also legal in Hard Mode.
| Guess | Feedback | Words still possible |
|---|---|---|
| 1. SLATE | SLATE | 52 |
| 2. RALLY | RALLY | 1 |
| 3. LANKY | LANKY | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 52 everyday words still fit. Try your own guesses in our Wordle solver to see which words were left at each step.
Letter-by-Letter Breakdown of LANKY
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | L | 28% | 4.1% |
| 2nd | A | 39.6% | 12.4% |
| 3rd | N | 24% | 5.7% |
| 4th | K | 8.6% | 2.5% |
| 5th | Y | 16.5% | 14.3% |
On This Day in Wordle: August 18
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1156 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on August 18, 2024?
The answer to Wordle #1156 on August 18, 2024 was LANKY.
Was Wordle #1156 hard?
We rate it 6.4 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 79% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1156?
Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 34 possible answers after the first guess.