Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1828, and this Sunday challenge brings a word that ends with a vowel, a rare and potentially tricky move that rewards players who stay flexible. Whether you're protecting a legendary streak or starting fresh, we've got the hints to guide you home.
The Basics (For New Players)
Wordle gives you six attempts to crack a five-letter word. After each guess, tiles change color: green means right letter, right spot; yellow signals right letter, wrong position; gray indicates the letter isn't in the word at all. One puzzle per day, shared by millions worldwide. That's the beauty of it.
Created by Josh Wardle in 2021 and now part of The New York Times Games family, Wordle has become a daily ritual for word lovers everywhere. Today's puzzle #1828 awaits.
The Letter Rundown
Today's puzzle breaks down like this:
Vowel Count: 3
Consonant Count: 2
Repeated Letters: Yes, the letter I appears twice
Letter Rarity: All common letters, nothing exotic here
The Elimination Game (Progressive Hints)
We've designed these hints to reveal just enough at each level. Stop when you've got it figured out.
Level 1 (The Vibe): Somebody's trying to get out of something, and the explanation doesn't quite hold up.
Level 2 (The Category): This word is a noun. It's a legal defense, the claim that you were somewhere else when something happened.
Level 3 (The Boundaries): Starts with A, ends with I.
Level 4 (The Structure): The vowels are in positions 1, 3, and 5, a classic vowel-consonant-vowel sandwich pattern.
Level 5 (The Giveaway): An excuse that proves you were elsewhere when the deed went down.
Quick-Reference Clues
First Letter: A
Last Letter: I
Vowels Present: A, I
Double Letters: Yes, I appears twice
Rhymes With: SIGH, BYE, THY
Today's Wordle Answer
Final warning: The answer is directly below. Scroll only if you're ready.
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The answer to Wordle #1828 is: ALIBI
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answer
ALIBI is a noun. It means a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a crime, took place.
Origins: From the Latin adverb "alibi," meaning "elsewhere" or "at another place." It entered English legal terminology in the 18th century and later broadened into everyday use for any excuse or justification.
Word Family: alibis (plural)
Fun Fact: ALIBI is one of only a handful of Wordle answers that end with the letter I, a quirk that makes it stand out. Words ending in I appear in less than 2% of all Wordle solutions, so if you solved this one, you navigated a genuinely rare pattern.
The Streak Saver Rating
Difficulty: 3 / 5
Trap Factor: MEDIUM. The vowel-heavy structure and the double I can throw off players who expect a more standard consonant-consonant pattern.
Average Solve: 3.8 guesses (estimate based on difficulty)
This is a mid-difficulty puzzle that rewards smart vowel hunting. The three-vowel layout means players who skip a dedicated vowel-first strategy might burn guesses chasing consonants that don't exist. The double I is the real curveball, if you landed the first I but not the second, you might waste a guess on words like "ALIEN" or "ALIGN" before realizing the pattern repeats.
What This Puzzle Teaches
Always pay attention to vowel placement. ALIBI's A-I-I pattern across odd positions (1, 3, 5) is a fingerprint, once you spot a vowel at position 1 and another at position 3, consider that the final letter might also be a vowel. Standard openers like "ADIEU" or "AUDIO" would have served you well today.
Don't ignore double letters just because they're vowels. Most players train their eyes on consonant doubles (LL, SS, TT), but vowel repeats, especially with I, are a Wordle signature. If you hit a yellow or green I early, test for a second one before branching out.
Tomorrow's Reset
Puzzle #1829 drops at midnight in your timezone. Did today's ALIBI catch you off guard, or did you crack it in three? Either way, every Wordle sharpens your instincts for the next one.
See you at midnight for the next challenge.
