Today’s Wordle answer is tough — here’s why August 20's puzzle could break people’s streaks

If you're a Wordle player then you may want to brace yourself for today's puzzle.

Every so often, a word comes along that tests players and, more often than not, can end up breaking a lot of people's streaks. Today could be one of those days.

Here on Tom's Guide we run a daily Wordle hints and answers page, which you can check out for some helpful hints. If you're really struggling, I'll give you the answer here too — but I'll put it further down the article underneath a spoiler warning.

Our in-house Wordle expert checks his progress on every puzzle through the New York Times' WordleBot. The in-game AI helper analyzes the game after you've played it and does the same for every other player. That gives you an idea of how tough people are finding the puzzle and Wordle #1,523 (August 20) i