Wordle #426 Answer – August 19, 2022
This page covers Wordle puzzle #426, played on Friday, August 19, 2022. 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 #426
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter S.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter G.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.
Wordle #426 Answer
The answer to Wordle #426 on August 19, 2022 was:
SHRUG
SHRUG has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does SHRUG Mean?
Shrug (noun): A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.
Example: “He dismissed my comment with a shrug.”
How Hard Was Wordle #426?
6.4/10Medium-Hard
79%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
1look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: SHRUB.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against SHRUG
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 | 43 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 76 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 51 |
| STARE | STARE | 8 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 22 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 88 |
On this puzzle, STARE was the most useful opener, leaving 8 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #426 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach SHRUG. 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 | 55 |
| 2. SCION | SCION | 4 |
| 3. SHRUB | SHRUB | 1 |
| 4. SHRUG | SHRUG | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 55 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 SHRUG
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S | 25.8% | 14.8% |
| 2nd | H | 16.9% | 6.6% |
| 3rd | R | 36.2% | 7.1% |
| 4th | U | 19.5% | 3.4% |
| 5th | G | 13% | 1.7% |
On This Day in Wordle: August 19
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #426 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on August 19, 2022?
The answer to Wordle #426 on August 19, 2022 was SHRUG.
Was Wordle #426 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 #426?
Of the popular openers, STARE did best, leaving 8 possible answers after the first guess.