Globle August 15 Answer: From "Somewhere in Europe" to "Valletta" — Three Clues Point to Malta

Wrong guesses won't get you eliminated—that's the most obvious difference between Globle and Wordle. Players type in any country name, and the screen returns a color-coded map showing how close you are: darker shades mean you're getting warmer, lighter shades mean you're way off. There's no cap on the number of guesses, so in theory you could keep going forever before giving up. But the real challenge is narrowing down the map in as few tries as possible.

The official strategy is pretty practical: start with a large country that borders many others—one guess can eliminate a huge chunk of the map. In the early rounds, deliberately jump between continents to quickly rule out entire regions.

For August 15, the official hints came in three layers. The first only revealed "this country is mainly located in Europe"—still too broad. The second added "the country name starts with the letter M," which narrowed things down. By the third layer, it directly named "the capital is Valletta"—at that point, the answer was basically impossible to hide.

Today's answer is Malta. This Mediterranean island nation gave itself away with just one letter and one capital city name. A new puzzle drops tomorrow. Past answers from recent days include Chile, Laos, Kyrgyzstan, Somalia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, and Italy—handy references for ruling out options in future rounds.