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Today’s answer has some common letters, but if you have a hard time guessing it, read on. You can scroll straight down and find the answer, or scroll slowly and see if our tips help you find it yourself. We have ranks all letters in the alphabet by popularity if you want to use this list to choose your best opening words.
Each day we’ll post hints and then the current day’s Wordle answer, just in case you need it.
Do you also play NYT Connections? We have answer and tips for today’s Connections too. And there’s a new game in beta called Strands — here are our tips for that.
Read more: NYT Connections may be the new buzzword: our tips and advice
Today’s Wordle Tips
Warning: If you keep reading, you will see Wordle answer for Friday, May 17, puzzle #1063 (preceded by hints that may reveal it). This could be a devastating spoiler for some players. But if you just need the answer—perhaps you’re on your last guess and just don’t want to see an 800-game streak fail—keep reading.
Wordle tip #1: Repeat
One letter is repeated in today’s Wordle answer.
Wordle tip #2: Vowels
Today’s Wordle answer has two vowels.
Wordle tip #3: Initial letter
Today’s Wordle answer starts with the letter T.
Wordle tip #4: Part of speech
Today’s Wordle answer can be used as a noun or a verb.
Wordle Tip #5: Meaning
Today’s Wordle is often used to describe a private tutor hired to help students.
TODAY’S ANSWER TO THE WORD
Here comes the spoiler: Today’s Wordle answer is TUTOR.
Yesterday’s Wordle answer
Yesterday’s reply, #1062, May 16, was STALL.
Past Wordle Answers
May 12, #1058: OUTSIDE
May 13, number 1059: CUMION
May 14, #1060: AMASS
May 15, Issue 1061: PIN
Daily Wordle Tips
I’ve written a lot about Wordle – from covering his 1000th word to my list of the best opening words to a useful two-step strategy to news about contradictory word changes. I’ve even rounded up what i learned playing the hit online word puzzle all year. So if you’re rethinking your need for the actual answer, you can try advice from one of these stories.
Still need an opening word? One person told me they just look around and pick a five-letter object they notice to use as a starting word — like SOFA or CHAIR. I tend to stick to beginning words that have the most popular letters used in English words. I like TRAIN to begin with, although I have a friend who uses TRAIL. I have read these people use the financial term ROATEbut I like to use words I actually know.
What is Wordle?
If you read this far, you know how to play. You have six chances to guess a five-letter word, and the game gives you feedback on whether the letters you guessed are in the puzzle and whether they’re in the same place you guessed they are. New York Times buy the game from creator Josh Wardle for seven figures in 2022. The famous Wardle created the game for his partner and let her narrow the 12,000 five-letter words in the English language down to just 2,500, creating the answer database. It was also convenient that he had a name that acted as a “word”.
A Times spokesman told me the first Wordle appears on June 19, 2021, and the paper celebrated the game’s 1000th word on March 15th. Spoiler: That 1000th word was ERUPT. As in “Dad will explode if Wordle is so healthy he loses his streak.”
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