Wordle #1,529 Answer
August 26, 2025 · Tuesday
The answer to Wordle #1,529 was
ANNEX: An addition, an extension.
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Why it may be difficult: a repeated letter, uncommon letters.
How difficult was it for the solver?
In a replay of past puzzles, Wordle #1,529 scores 8/100 for solver difficulty (easier for the solver).
This compares past puzzles under the same solver settings; it does not measure how players performed. Compare more puzzles →
Wordle #1,529, measured
This section compares ANNEX's solver-difficulty percentile, first-guess results for ten familiar openers, and opt-in player reports. Each number identifies its dataset.
Solver difficulty, as a percentile
This score is a percentile, not an opinion. Under the site's fixed solver settings, ANNEX measured harder for the solver than about 8% of all 1,907 recorded answers to date. Its rating is easier for the solver. It repeats N.
Solver pressure ranks the answer within the pool; it does not measure player performance. The opener table compares first-guess results, and the contributed ratings report player results.
CRANE, SLATE and ADIEU benchmark
SALET left the fewest candidates: its first-guess feedback left 7 of the 2,374 words in the site's working answer pool. At the other end, RAISE left 70 candidates, about 10 times as many.
| Opener | First-guess feedback | Answers still possible |
|---|---|---|
| SALET | SALET | 7 |
| ARISE | ARISE | 10 |
| ADIEU | ADIEU | 14 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 23 |
| TARSE | TARSE | 47 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 49 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 50 |
| STARE | STARE | 53 |
| SLATE | SLATE | 63 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 70 |
“Answers still possible” counts the words in the site's 2,374-word working answer pool whose feedback would match that opener exactly. This is pattern arithmetic, not a simulation. A smaller number means the opener left fewer possible answers after the first guess. It does not describe later turns.
Contributed player ratings
Not enough contributed games to publish player figures for this puzzle. Per-puzzle numbers appear only after at least 10 opt-in games arrive. See how the Observatory collects and publishes player data →
See the solver's route to ANNEX → It shows which guesses reduced the candidate pool on each turn.
Solver replay
One route our solver takes from its usual opening word to ANNEX.
The solver reaches the answer in 3 guesses.
Common questions
- What was the Wordle answer for August 26, 2025?
- The Wordle answer for August 26, 2025 (puzzle #1529) was ANNEX.
- What does ANNEX mean?
- ANNEX: An addition, an extension.
- Why was Wordle #1529 tricky?
- ANNEX is rated tricky for estimated word difficulty. Why it may be difficult: a repeated letter, uncommon letters.