This page covers Wordle puzzle #1833, played on Friday, June 26, 2026. 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.
The answer has 3 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
It starts with the letter A.
It ends with the letter E.
No, all five letters are different.
noun — A person who has the … form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
The answer to Wordle #1833 on June 26, 2026 was:
ACUTE
ACUTE has been a Wordle answer 2 times.
Acute (noun): A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
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 | 2 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 1 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 1 |
| STARE | STARE | 7 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 39 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 6 |
On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 1 possible answer. Read our guide to the best starting words →
Here is one efficient way to reach ACUTE. 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 | 2 |
| 2. ACUTE | ACUTE | Solved |
Solved in 2 guesses. After SLATE, 2 everyday words still fit. Try your own guesses in our Wordle solver to see which words were left at each step.
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A | 39.6% | 6.3% |
| 2nd | C | 19.1% | 1.6% |
| 3rd | U | 19.5% | 7.1% |
| 4th | T | 29.6% | 5.9% |
| 5th | E | 47.1% | 19.7% |
Yes. ACUTE has been used 2 times: #190 (Dec 26, 2021), #1833 (Jun 26, 2026).
Answers from the same date in other years:
The answer to Wordle #1833 on June 26, 2026 was ACUTE.
We rate it 3.4 out of 10 (Easy), harder than about 9% of all Wordle puzzles.
Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 1 possible answer after the first guess.
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