Today’s Wordle answer and hints for #1886 on August 18

Wordle may be several years old, but the wildly popular word game has managed to keep players hooked on their phone screens since 2021.

READ MORE: ‘Connections’ answers and hints for today It’s for good reason that the game’s popularity hasn’t dwindled: it’s free to play and boasts a simple concept for a fun and engaging puzzle game that doesn’t take too much time.

To play, you’re given six tries to work out each day’s answer, with each try providing another hint until you solve (or guess) your way into getting the right answer.

Even if you’ve been playing daily since launch, Wordle stumps the best of us every so often.

Some answers are easier than others, and some might even be words you might not have ever heard of ( cough, cough… WOOER).

But we’re here to assure you that there’s no shame in needing a little hint every now and then.

Don’t worry, we’ll try to give you clues without giving away too much of the answer.

Here’s the Wordle answer for today: Wordle hint and clues for today (#1886, August 18) To start, yesterday’s Wordle answer (August 17) was TRIBE .

Here are your clues for today’s Wordle answer This word is a verb and a noun It means to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from Begins with ‘S’ Wordle.

Credit: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images Today’s Wordle answer (August 18) Still stumped? We’ve got you covered! Today’s Wordle answer has one vowel and no repeating letters.

Here is the answer for today’s Wordle (puzzle 1886 on August 18): STRIP We update this page each day to ensure it’s got the latest Wordle answer, but if you don’t want to make checking a habit, there are some handy tips to work out each day’s puzzle yourself.

Try to open your guesses with a word that has plenty of vowels – as mathematician Jonathan Olson identifies , some great words to use first include ‘Salet’, ‘Rance’, ‘Alter’, and ‘Crate’.

Past Wordle answer archive When guessing the Wordle answer for today, it can help to know what words have come before.

Here’s some recent answers: TRIBE ASPIC LOOSE GEODE CRASH WIMPY FENCE Wordle.