Today's Wordle answer for Monday, August 26

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Make Monday's Wordle a guaranteed winner with a quick and easy click to today's answer. A bit too much, too soon? Don't worry about it. Take all the time you need and use our helpful clue for the August 26 (1164) game if you need it, or just brush up your guesswork with our tips. You've got this.

A solid start led to at least one new green letter in every row, today's answer showed up quickly and easily. I do wish I'd gone with a slightly different word on my third guess because I can see now how I could've won an entire row earlier if I'd changed just one letter. I can also see how there was no way I'd have known that at the time too. Still, a win's a win.

If you risked your reputation or something valuable on something, you'd be doing this. Also a vampire hunter's favourite kind of pointy stick. All five letters are different from each other. 

No, there is not a double letter in today's puzzle.

If you've decided to play Wordle but you're not sure where to start, I'll help set you on the path to your first winning streak. Make all your guesses count and become a Wordle winner with these quick tips: 

You're not racing against the clock so there's no reason to rush. In fact, it's not a bad idea to treat the game like a casual newspaper crossword and come back to it later if you're coming up blank. Sometimes stepping away for a while means you can come back with a fresh perspective. 

OK, let's get started. The answer to the August 26 (1164) Wordle is STAKE. 

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Previous Wordle solutions can help to eliminate guesses for today's Wordle, as the answer isn't likely to be repeated. They can also give you some solid ideas for starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh.

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There are six rows of five boxes presented to you by Wordle each day, and you'll need to work out which five-letter word is hiding among them to win the daily