Today’s Wordle Clues and Answer Revealed: August 21, 2025

Crack Wordle #1524: Thursday’s Five-Letter Challenge Explained

It is Thursday, and Wordle fans are sharpening their pencils and testing their vocabulary on the second-to-last puzzle of the week. Mixing tricky consonants and vowels will make solvers think twice about their first guesses.

Whether you're a seasoned Wordle player or just a casual one trying to keep streaks alive, this puzzle will provide you with an excellent mental workout. Today, we will discuss some explicit strategic tips, small traps to avoid, and subtle hints to unravel today's five-letter mystery.

Time to guess, eliminate, and pump those fists, cursing the ‘green’ row!

How to Play Wordle?

Wordle is a web-based word puzzle game played globally. It was designed and developed by Welsh engineer Josh Wardle. You must discover a five-letter word for the day within six chances in the game. There are three color codes to help you comprehend the game flow: green, yellow, and gray.

Wordle Hints for August 21, 2025 (#1524)

Every day, we offer a set of Wordle clues that you can use to help solve it. So, look at our clues below and attempt to solve them before you jump to the solution.

• What letter does today’s Wordle begin with?

Today’s Wordle word begins with a vowel.

• What letter does today’s Wordle end with?

Today’s Wordle word ends with the letter L.

• What is the meaning of today’s Wordle?

Today’s Wordle word is to praise enthusiastically.

Did you get the word? No? Here’s a super hint.

What is the Superhint for today?

Starts with the letter often associated with 'extraordinary' or 'excellent.' It ends like 'roll,' but it’s all about compliments.

Wordle Answer for August 21, 2025 (#1524)

The Wordle answer for August 21, 2025, is ‘EXTOL.’

Want More Wordle? Play Again and Again!

If you're an NYT subscriber with full access to the publication's games, you don't need to quit after one round of Wordle. You'll have access to an archive of over 1,400 past Wordle games. So if you're a recent newcomer, you can look back and play catch-up on earlier editions.

Furthermore, paid NYT Games members get to use a tool known as the Wordle Bot. This informs you of your performance in each day's game.