Wordle Today: Clues, answer to crack word of the day for August 16

Wordle is an internet based word puzzle. It is a globally popular game run by The NYT website.
Wordle is owned by The New York Times.

Wordle was designed by Engineer Josh Wardle for his wife who loved word games. It was only a private affair till it was bought by The New York Times for six figures. The game is now globally accessible and is one of the most played online games.


Wordle is available to play at its official website and is completely ad free. No fishy log ins or signs up are required to play the game.Many Wordle inspired game later came in the market like Dordle, Squabble, Heardle, Nerdle and Quordle.

How to play Wordle?

Wordle is a word puzzle game in which you have to crack a five letter word in six attempts.

You have to decode a word given in a grid. You have only 6 attempts and while typing in random letters, you will see a change in the blocks in the grid- The blocks will change their color.

These colors will help you know if you are playing it right or not- here's how?

If the box turns Red- it means letters from your word are not there in the secret word at all.

If the box turns Yellow- it means, the letters are there but not in the same position.

If it turns Green means, you've nailed it, letters match with the same position in which they are placed.

Wordle Hints for August 16

The word starts with S.

The word ends at B.

There is only one vowel in the word.

The word means to rub hard, typically with brush and water.


Hope these hints are helpful and you are able to maintain your winning streak. If not, scroll down!


Spoiler Alert!

Wordle Answer for August 16

Today's Wordle Answer is SCRUB.

We hope you could answer that easily, and were able to maintain your winning streak! If not, Better luck next time.

FAQs

When does Wordle reset?

Wordle brings in new challenges every day. It stays for 24 hr and then resets every midnight. Every day a new challenge comes up to decipher a new word.

Where to play Wordle?

Wordle is owned by The New York Times and is available to play at its official website. It is completely ad free. No fishy log ins or signs up are required to play the game.