New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Wordle answer today, Thursday, August 20, 2026, is MURKY, and puzzle #1888 will punish almost every popular opening word.

If you would rather solve it yourself, the hints come first and the answer follows below.

Wordle Hints Today, August 20, 2026 (Puzzle #1888)

Five letters, and only one of them is a standard vowel.

It starts with M and ends with Y.

No letter repeats.

The word is an adjective.

It describes water you cannot see through, or a past somebody would rather not discuss.

What Is the Wordle Answer Today? NYT Wordle #1888 for August 20

The Wordle answer today for puzzle #1888 is MURKY.

Why Wordle #1888 Beats the Standard Openers

The difficulty here is not the word. MURKY is ordinary English. Th...