Wordle #1185
Wordle Answer — Sunday, August 2, 2026
The answer was a 5-letter adjective
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Definition
PENALadjective
Relating to, used for, or prescribing the punishment of offenders under the legal system.
The lawyer specialized in penal reform, advocating for more humane conditions in prisons.
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PENAL can trip up Wordle players because the uncommon starting combination "PE" is easy to overlook, and it may be confused with similar words like PANEL or PLAIN — note that PENAL is an anagram of PANEL, which can lead solvers astray.
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