Today’s NYT Wordle for Monday, August 31, 2026, is puzzle #1899. Today’s answer is a familiar five-letter noun describing a raised pile or heap. Its spelling is straightforward, but the vowel combination may still take a few guesses to identify.
Use the four progressive Wordle hints below one at a time before revealing today’s answer.
Today’s Wordle hints for August 31
- Hint 1: Today’s answer contains five different letters with no repeats.
- Hint 2: The word contains two standard vowels.
- Hint 3: It is a noun connected with piles, earth and raised ground.
- Hint 4: It describes a rounded heap or raised mass of earth, stones, sand or similar material.
Difficulty level: Easy to moderate. The answer uses common letters and has no repeats, although its vowel pattern may not be immediately obvious from a typical starter word.
Solving tip: If you already have one of the vowels, try pairing it with another common vowel instead of assuming a single-vowel pattern. Thinking about words connected with earth, heaps or raised ground should help narrow the answer quickly.
Try the Wordle practice game: Enter any five-letter word below. Green means the letter is correct and in the right position, yellow means it appears elsewhere, and grey means it is not in today’s answer.
Today’s Wordle answer for August 31
Click to reveal the answer for Wordle #1899
Today’s Wordle answer is MOUND.
Mound is a noun used for a rounded pile or raised heap of earth, stones, sand or other material. A mound can form naturally or be created by people.
The word is also used in specific settings. In baseball, the pitcher throws from the pitcher’s mound, while archaeologists use the term for raised earthworks, burial sites and other structures created by earlier societies.
The spelling is M-O-U-N-D. It contains the vowels O and U, and none of its five letters is repeated.
Example sentence: The children built a small mound of sand near the edge of the beach.
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