Wordle · Archive · #1521 · Monday, August 18, 2025
Wordle #1521 Answer — Monday, August 18, 2025
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly: -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has 3 vowels, and one letter appears more than once. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with I. -
Hint 4Getting closer
Someone or something that flows out or comes out, particularly:
Still stuck? Flip the answer one letter at a time:
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Wordle answer #1521
ISSUE
noun /ˈɪsjuː/
The Word, Explained
The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:
"The issue of the directive from the treasury prompted the central bank's most recent issue of currency."
Close cousins: charge, sally, sortie, descendant
Tricky because the repeated S trips up guesses that assume five unique letters.
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