Wordle #426: Clues, answer to today's word puzzle, August 19

Every new day invites a new Wordle. The popular word puzzle comes with a new word again. The word puzzle created by Josh Wardle has involved many game solvers all across the globe. They try to guess the word correctly to maintain a winning streak.

If you are new to Wordle, it is a five-letter online game where you get six attempts to guess the word. The squares keep changing colours based on the guessed word. The fewer the guesses, the better it is. Wordle gets updated with a new puzzle each day. In case you fail to guess the word correctly, you disturb your winning streak.

The game was created in October 2021, and since then it has gained a lot of popularity among people of all ages. It was a notable development when The New York Times purchased the Wordle puzzle for a vast sum.


Wordle's popularity gave rise to many other similar online games like Quordle and Heardle, a musical puzzle.



Where can you play Wordle?
Wordle is a browser-based puzzle, so you do not need an app for it. You can visit The official New York Times website and start with your word challenges. Although the game has been updated with the software, it is free to play Wordle.

Are you trying to work out today's Wordle? Here are a few clues to narrow down and maintain the undisturbed winning streak.

The word begins with an 'S'

Today's wordle does not include repeating alphabets and has only one vowel.

The wordle refers to a shoulder gesture of expressing ignorance or doubt. It is also a women's garment.

Could you guess the answer correctly?

If not, we'll share it here.

Spoiler Alert!

Today's Wordle #426 answer is SHRUG