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NYT Wordle #1848 Answered AVIAN, Moderately Tough Puzzle

7/11/2026

Summary

Wordle Reveals AVIAN

The New York Times Wordle puzzle #1848 released on July 11 2026 answered “AVIAN.”
AVIAN is a five-letter adjective/noun starting with A, ending with N, containing three vowels (A, I, A) and meaning “relating to birds.”
Testers called the puzzle moderately difficult, solving it in five of six guesses.
WordleBot logged 0.0 luck and 0.0 skill scores, noting the repeated A made the answer fiddly despite using two common letters.

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Both articles begin with a spoiler warning that tells readers to stop if they want to avoid the July 10 or July 11 Wordle answers.
The guides advise “CRANE” as the top opening guess per WordleBot and also list ADIEU, STARE and ROAST as alternatives.
Each guide includes a direct link to the New York Times Wordle page and offers a brief tutorial for new players.

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Historical Context

When Josh Wardle launched the browser-based game Wordle on 19 October 2021, it quickly amassed millions of daily global players. Within weeks, The New York Times reported over 2 million unique users, while Reddit threads generated 1,300 daily solution discussions across platforms. The 2026 NYT-hosted Wordle #1848, answered “AVIAN,” mirrors that early craze, with guides citing “CRANE” and WordleBot tracking zero luck scores. That initial viral surge established daily word puzzles as a cultural staple, prompting newspapers worldwide such as The Guardian to embed similar games and analytics.

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Wordle Reveals AVIAN

The New York Times Wordle puzzle #1848 released on July 11 2026 answered “AVIAN.”
AVIAN is a five-letter adjective/noun starting with A, ending with N, containing three vowels (A, I, A) and meaning “relating to birds.”
Testers called the puzzle moderately difficult, solving it in five of six guesses.
WordleBot logged 0.0 luck and 0.0 skill scores, noting the repeated A made the answer fiddly despite using two common letters.

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