Today’s Wordle #1500 Hints And Answer For Monday, July 28th
How to solve today’s Wordle.
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How To Solve Today’s Wordle
Well would you look at that! It’s Wordle #1500. A fine, round number. We’re nearly three quarters of the way through the full list of NYT Wordle answers at this point, though not quite. With roughly 2,300 Wordles, we’ll hit the three-quarters mark at about Wordle #1725. That’s 225 days from now, or March 10th, 2026. It’ll be here before you know it, mark my words! I may as well just warn you to beware the Ides of March now, though I suppose I’d be getting ahead of myself. It’s still summer, still 2025. Everything is fine. Let’s solve this Wordle!
How To Play Wordle
Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer. After each guess, the game gives feedback to help you get closer to the answer:
- Green: The letter is in the word and in the correct spot.
- Yellow: The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
- Gray: The letter is not in the word at all.
Use these clues to narrow down your guesses. Every day brings a new word, and everyone around the world is trying to solve the same puzzle. Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator. See rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.
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Today’s Wordle Hints And Answer
Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
My Starting Word Today: CLOUT (666 words remaining — creepy!)
The Hint: To know, or to be skilled at something.
The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter.
Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!
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The Answer:
Today’s Wordle
Wordle Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.
CLOUT was an awful opening guess today, leaving me with 666 remaining words and, well, the mark of the beast apparently. BRAIN only slashed that down to 64, which wasn’t ideal in the slightest. SPEAK was better, leaving me with three options to choose from: SAVVY, SAGGY or SASSY. I actually only thought of SAVVY and SASSY and I went with SAVVY because guessing a word with three of the same letter seemed foolish. Thankfully, I was right!
Competitive Wordle Score
Today’s Wordle
Just like yesterday, I get 0 points for guessing in four and -1 for losing to the Bot. The Bot gets 1 point for guessing in three and another for beating me. The Bot once again takes the lead in our neck-to-neck July race:
Erik: 8 points
Wordle Bot: 9 points
How To Play Competitive Wordle
- Guessing in 1 is worth 3 points; guessing in 2 is worth 2 points; guessing in 3 is worth 1 point; guessing in 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; guessing in 6 is -2 points and missing the Wordle is -3 points.
- If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day.
- Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your points—positive or negative.
- You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day. Enjoy!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “savvy” comes from the West Indies Creole form sabi, meaning “to know,” which itself comes from Portuguesesaber or Spanishsaber, both meaning “to know.” These derive from the Latin verb sapere, meaning “to be wise” or “to have taste.”
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