GamesPuzzleWordleWordle today: Hint and answer #942 for Wednesday, January 17When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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Give your dailyWordlean instant lift with today’s clue, ready to point your guesses in the right direction without handing over today’s answer on a plate. Although if you would like the January 17 (942) answer on a plate we can help with that too—just click or scroll your way to a win.
After yesterday’s bitter fight for the answer I was relieved to find today’s Wordle was much better behaved. The first letter of my first guess was a helpful green, and from there it only took a few careful pokes around the alphabet to find Wednesday’s winning word. I enjoyed that.
Today’s Wordle hint
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Wordle today: A hint for Wednesday, January 17
Mediaeval royalty, modern judges, and tennis players all spend their time around, in, or on very different versions of today’s answer. There are two different vowels to find today.
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Is there a double letter in Wordle today?
No, there is no double letter in today’s puzzle.
Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every day
Playing Wordle well is like achieving a small victory every day—who doesn’t like a well-earned winning streak in a game you enjoy? If you’re new to the daily word game, or just want a refresher, I’m going to share a few quick tips to help set you on the path to success:
Today’s Wordle answer
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What is today’s Wordle answer?
Let’s get your game back on track. The answer to the January 17 (942) Wordle isCOURT.
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Previous Wordle answers
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Knowing previous Wordle solutions can be helpful in eliminating current possibilities. It’s unlikely a word will be repeated and you can find inspiration for guesses or starting words that may be eluding you.
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Starting with a strong wordlike LEASH—something containing multiple vowels, common consonants, and no repeat letters—is a good place to start. Once you hit Enter, the boxes will show you which letters you’ve got right or wrong. If a box turns ⬛️, it means that letter isn’t in the secret word at all. 🟨 means the letter is in the word, but not in that position. 🟩 means you’ve got the right letter in the right spot.
Your second go should compliment the starting word, using another “good” guess to cover any common letters you missed last time while also trying to avoid any letter you now know for a fact isn’t present in today’s answer. After that, it’s just a case of using what you’ve learned to narrow your guesses down to the right word. You have six tries in total and can only use real words (so no filling the boxes with EEEEE to see if there’s an E). Don’t forget letters can repeat too (ex: BOOKS).
If you need any further advice feel free to check out ourWordle tips, and if you’d like to find out which words have already been used, you can scroll to the relevant section above.
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