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Today's Wordle hint and answer on Friday 17th May for 1063

How to narrow down and solve today's Wordle.

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Friday is finally here, and checking the Wordle answer for today, 17th May 2024 might be the starting point of the exciting weekend ahead of you.

For the uninitiated, the aim of Wordle is to work out a daily five-letter word within six guesses. The fewer the guesses, the better - and if you fail to guess it at all, you'll break your streak.

The latter is why working out today's Wordle answer is such a priority, as players pride themselves on keeping their streak going. So why gamble on a risky final guess when you can learn a few clues and, failing that, get the definitive answer? This page can help with that.

Once you have today's word, learn more about Wordle and how the New York Times became interested in games in this interview with Jonathan Knight, Head of Games for the NYTimes. In keeping with the word theme, we've also discussed why The NYTimes Mini Crossword is a reliable joy.

Clues for today's Wordle answer

Instead of going straight to the answer, you might only need a few hints to get you over the line:

  • This word has two vowels in it.
  • The word repeats one of the consonants it has.
  • Today's word starts with 'T'.
  • This is the root word of the term that names the initial segment of games in which you learn all the basic commands and concepts present in them.

Still not sure? Read on for the answer.

Wordle answer for word 1063 on 17th May 2024

Even with the above clues, still not sure and want to keep that streak going?

The Wordle answer today is TUTOR.

After two attempts that ended up hitting a total of zero letters, I got to 'BACON' - maybe because I was already getting hungry after thinking too much. A victory is still a victory, and I got my first letter thanks to my stomach. My next guess was 'MAJOR', giving me my second letter. With 'TUMOR' as my fourth try, I had all I needed to finally land 'TUTOR'.

Sharing a Wordle answer
Don't forget to share your Wordle answer once you're done. | Image credit: MichaelJBerlin - stock.adobe.com

Now you have the answer, do not spoil it for others! Remember, you can share your results spoiler-free in the form of a grid.

Of course, no one has to know you came to this page to work it out. Maybe put in two or three fake guesses first to throw them off the scent, perhaps?

Today's Wordle etymology

Coming from the 'TUTEOR' term in Old French, in the late 14th century, 'TUTOR' referred to who acted as a guardian. This concept traces back to the Latin word 'TUTOREM', which qualified someone as a watcher.

Throughout history, the word evolution connected it to the idea of protecting, while in the 1680s, there is a record of 'TUTOR' appointing a seasoned student that helps the new one.

Wordle past answers for this week

And now for our 'Previously on Wordle' segement! (I know 'in' works better, but let me have this...) Last week has seen the following words make appearance in Wordle so far:

  • THURSDAY 16th May - STALL
  • WEDNESDAY 15th May - PINCH
  • TUESDAY 14th May - AMASS
  • MONDAY 13th May - CUMIN
  • SUNDAY 12th May - OUTER

If you'd like to know all of the words which has graced Wordle in times gone by, check out our past Wordle answers archive.

What to play after Wordle

With your daily Wordle completed, the question is - what shall you play now?

You can, of course, try out the other word-based games offered by the New York Times, like Spelling Bee, the Mini Crossword and Letter Boxed. You can also take a crack at Connections, the daily Sudokus and Tiles - a rather additive motif matching game.

NYT games

There’s also a range of games which have put a twist on the Wordle formula. Squaredle challenges you to find a series of words by connecting letters in a four by four grid. Meanwhile Dordle, Quorodly, Octordly and Sedecordle all keep to the standard Wordle, while increasing the number of words you have to find. The challenge comes in how your guesses count for all of the words, so you need to decide whether you’re going to focus on a specific word or try to solve multiple words at the same time. Thankfully, the number of guesses you’re given increases alongside the amount of words you’re expected to solve.

If you want a break from spelling though, try GeoGuessr. Here you’ll be given a picture of somewhere, anywhere, in the world and have to place a marker on where you think that location is. There’s even an Old School RuneScape version.

Hope you enjoyed playing Wordle today!

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