Puzzle #1828
Wordle Answer for June 21, 2026
ALIBI (noun) — The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed
Difficulty: Brutal · players averaged 5.4 guesses
The day's hints, in case you're catching up
Hint 1Meaning
It means: The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.
Hint 2Vowels
It contains 3 vowels (A, I).
Hint 3Letters
It has a repeated letter — the same letter appears at least twice.
Hint 4First letter
It starts with the letter A.
Hint 5Last letter
It ends with the letter I.
Why this word played the way it did
ALIBI is unusually vowel-heavy with 3 vowels (A, I), so vowel-first openers paid off immediately. The letter I appears twice, and double letters are the single most common reason a streak dies — Wordle gives no special signal that a letter repeats.
Community data puts puzzle #1828 at 5.4 guesses on average, which we rate brutal. Anything under four guesses on this one was a strong result.
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