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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for May 17, #1793

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Why This Matters

This article highlights the ongoing popularity of Wordle, a daily word puzzle that engages millions of users worldwide. It underscores the importance of such games in promoting cognitive skills, language learning, and community engagement within the tech industry. Providing hints and solutions also enhances user experience and encourages continued participation in puzzle-based entertainment.

Key Takeaways

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today's Wordle puzzle is a tricky word -- I just don't think of it that often, plus some of the letters are pretty far down on my guess list. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Read more: New Study Reveals Wordle's Top 10 Toughest Words of 2025

Today's Wordle hints

Before we show you today's Wordle answer, we'll give you some hints. If you don't want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today's Wordle answer has no repeated letters.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

Today's Wordle answer has one vowel and one sometimes vowel.

Wordle hint No. 3: First letter

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