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Wordleis a daily puzzle from the New York Times. If you want some extra help to solve today’s Wordle, we have the answer to Wordle #1039, plus some extra clues.
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Today’s Wordle (#1039) Basic Clues
If you just want the answer to the Wordle puzzle for August 20, 2025, scroll down past the clues and the next spoiler warning. Otherwise, here are a set of clues to help you solve today’s Wordle somewhat on your own.
The Big Clue for Today’s Wordle Puzzle
The big clue for today’s Wordle is, “A traditional name for a dog, as they are known to wander”.
SPOILERS AHEAD (ANSWER)
Today’s Wordle Answer (August 03, 2025)
If you still haven’t beaten today’s Wordle even with the clues provided above, the answer is below…
The answer to today’s Wordle is “ROVER”.
The word “Rover” is the noun form of the verb “rove”. “To rove” means to wander or roam, often at random. It’s for this reason that the word “Rover” has been assigned to players on sports teams who don’t have a specific position assigned, and the small vehicles designed to traverse extraterrestrial bodies such as the moon or Mars. As in NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover. “Rover” can also refer to sea pirates, but that usage has obviously lessened over time.
According tothe Online Etymology Dictionary, the word “Rover” originated as a surname in the 1300s before being used to refer to pirates or sea-robbers by the late 14th century. This emerged from the Old English word “reaf” and the Middle Dutch “roof,” both meaning to spoil or plunder. “Rove,” meaning to wander or travel, originated in the 1600s, while the reference to extraterrestrial vehicles only emerged in the 1970s as Humans started exploring planets.
Our Top Wordle Tips (to Beat It Every Day)
Now that you have completed today’s Wordle puzzle (with a little help from your friends at MUO), you should check out some of the other free games from the New York Times.
Connections is a fun game that challenges you to find the associations between 16 words, splitting them up into four groups of four. To help combat the challenging nature of the game, check out ourtips and tricks to help you beat Connections.
There’s also Strands, the newest addition to the New York Times' burgeoning list of games. Just like Connections, it’s extremely challenging, but in a unique string-the-letters-together way. We recommend you check outour best tips for beating Strandsto give yourself a leg up on the daily challenge.
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