Wordle #1521 Answer – August 18, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1521, played on Monday, August 18, 2025. 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 #1521
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 3 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter I.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter E.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:
Wordle #1521 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1521 on August 18, 2025 was:
ISSUE
ISSUE has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does ISSUE Mean?
Issue (noun): The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:
How Hard Was Wordle #1521?
4.9/10Medium
47%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
0look-alike answers
- 3 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
- A repeated letter, which most players do not test until late.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- 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 ISSUE
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 | 25 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 89 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 94 |
| STARE | STARE | 18 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 4 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 11 |
On this puzzle, RAISE was the most useful opener, leaving 4 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1521 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach ISSUE. 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 | 27 |
| 2. ROUSE | ROUSE | 2 |
| 3. ENSUE | ENSUE | 1 |
| 4. ISSUE | ISSUE | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 27 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 ISSUE
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | I | 27.8% | 1.6% |
| 2nd | S | 25.8% | 1% |
| 3rd | S | 25.8% | 3.1% |
| 4th | U | 19.5% | 3.4% |
| 5th | E | 47.1% | 19.7% |
On This Day in Wordle: August 18
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1521 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on August 18, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1521 on August 18, 2025 was ISSUE.
Was Wordle #1521 hard?
We rate it 4.9 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 47% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1521?
Of the popular openers, RAISE did best, leaving 4 possible answers after the first guess.