Friday · #1875

Wordle Hint for August 7, 2026

Five spoiler-free clues that warm up from a gentle vibe to almost-the-word — plus the full answer, revealed only when you want it.

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When a tedious social obligation demands your presence but you'd rather remain sunk into the couch, a sudden, artfully displayed ache can become a surprisingly useful performance.

This word has vowels. No letters repeat.

Starts with . Ends with .

This verb describes the act of giving a false appearance of a feeling, state, or condition. People often use it when they want to avoid confrontation or an unwanted task, like pretending to be sick to skip work. For instance, she put on a masterful act of exhaustion, yawning dramatically and rubbing her eyes, hoping her boss would let her leave early.

Rhymes with gain.

NO MORE GUESSING

Wordle Answer for August 7, 2026

Puzzle #1875
F
E
I
G
N

The tiles are face-down. Flip them when you’re ready — there’s no undo.

FEIGN — Feign is a moderately familiar word—most adults have encountered it, but it’s not a term that springs to mind daily. The concept of pretending illness or emotion is universal, so the meaning is easily grasped once the first letter is found. However, its spelling isn’t intuitive: the silent G and the EI vowel sequence can throw solvers off, especially since words like 'faint' or 'feint' look similar but have different meanings. Solvers who narrow it to a five-letter word ending with N and containing EI and a G might still wrestle with order before landing on FEIGN. The 'F' start provides a strong anchor, but the middle letters remain a mild guessing game, making it a fair medium challenge.

POST-GAME

How Hard Was It?

Difficulty & what trips people up
Difficulty
5 /10
medium

What trips people up

After locking in the F and N, many players lean toward FAINT, a familiar word meaning to lose consciousness, only to see the green N but a gray terminal T. They may then pivot to FEINT, a valid fencing term or fake-out maneuver, hitting consonants correctly but still off by one letter. The real sticking point is the silent G buried in the -EIGN ending, an uncommon pattern that also appears in REIGN and DEIGN. Solvers often overlook it because the sound gives no clue that a G is present. The breakthrough comes when they consider the -IGN pattern after the EI vowel, especially if they’ve seen REIGN before. Once the G slots in, the answer clicks into place.

OPTIMAL PATH

Step-by-Step Solving Path

Two openers compared

These paths show how an experienced solver reaches the answer from two popular openers. Step 1 is the opener — always shown. Reveal each next step only when you’re ready.

Starts with  Ends with  null vowels
Strategy A — SLATE Opener
1 SLATE
S
L
A
T
E
2 REIGN
R
E
I
G
N
3 FEIGN
F
E
I
G
N
Strategy B — CRANE Opener
1 CRANE
C
R
A
N
E
2 SPINE
S
P
I
N
E
3 FIELD
F
I
E
L
D
4 FEIGN
F
E
I
G
N
THE WORD

Word Story

To feign is to give a false appearance of a feeling, illness, or state, often to deceive or avoid an obligation. The word carries a nuance of deliberate artistry—a performance put on just well enough to convince the audience. In daily life, you might see someone feign surprise at a birthday party they helped plan, or a student feigning comprehension during a difficult lecture to avoid embarrassment. The act is conscious: you don’t feign a genuine sneeze, but you can feign a cough to slip out of a tense conversation. A memorable literary example is Hamlet, who feigns madness to uncover the truth about his father’s murder, crafting a believable act that fools the entire court. The word thus captures purposeful deception, not an involuntary reflex.