Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for August 17 #1520

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Use our clue for today's Wordle to get your game off to a great start. It's tailor-made for Sunday's puzzle, here to give you a general idea of what to aim for while still leaving plenty of room for your own genius to shine. Need more help? You've got it. Take a look at our hints if you need a little extra, or skip straight to the August 17 (1520) answer if you'd like to get to the part where you celebrate another Wordle win.

A clue for today's Wordle

If you're still just as stuck after our clue, scroll down for further hints.

Hints for the August 17 (#1520) Wordle

Our Wordle hints will start vague so as to just give you a bit of a nudge in the right direction at first.

As you scroll down, they'll offer more and more help towards figuring out today's word without fully giving it away.

Are there any repeated letters in today's Wordle?

You're going to need to find a fresh letter for all five slots today.

How many vowels are in today's Wordle?

Two out of today's five are vowels, and they're unalike.

What letter does today's Wordle begin with?

It's a great idea to begin with an "L" today.

However it's gone before now, you can finally relax. You've got a guaranteed win within scrolling distance, so just keep going.

The August 17 (#1520) Wordle answer is…

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This is it. No turning back now!

The solution to today's Wordle puzzle is...

The meaning behind today's Wordle answer

If you feel lousy, then you feel unwell or off in some way. You might even promise to not party quite so hard next time to avoid that feeling (you won't keep that promise).

Previous Wordle answers

Past Wordle answers can give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh. They are also a good way to eliminate guesses for today's Wordle, as the answer is unlikely to be repeated.

Here are the last 10 Wordle answers:

August 7: CORAL
August 8: IMBUE
August 9: NASAL
August 10: MINTY
August 11: SOUTH
August 12: NOMAD
August 13: KEFIR
August 14: KNELL
August 15: LEVEL
August 16: MATTE

Learn more about Wordle

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How to play Wordle

Wordle's a daily guessing game, where the goal is to correctly uncover today's five letter word in six goes or less. An incorrect letter shows up as a grey box. A correct letter in the wrong space turns up yellow. And the correct letter in the right place shows up as green. There's no time limit to worry about, and don't forget that some letters might be used more than once.

What's the best Wordle starting word?

Generally you want to pick something with a good mix of common consonants and vowels in it as your Wordle opener, as this is most likely to return some early green and yellow letters. Words like SLATE, CHIME, and REACT all work, but feel free to find your own favourite.

Is Wordle getting harder?

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Wordle is not getting harder!

There will always be the occasional day where the answer is the name of a body part, has a sneaky double vowel, or a word obscure enough to send everyone rushing off to a dictionary. But the daily answers, edited by Tracy Bennett, are still a good mix of common terms and tougher challenges.

Remember that if you're craving more of a challenge, you can enable Hard Mode under the ⚙️ options menu. This option doesn't make the words themselves harder, but it requires that "any revealed hints must be used in subsequent guesses."

How did Wordle begin?

Wordle is the creation of Josh Wardle, and began life as a small personal project before its public release in 2021. From there it's gone on to become a global phenomenon, attracting a dedicated daily audience, billions of plays, a whole host of competitors, and even a seven-figure sale to the New York Times where it's become a mainstay of daily games alongside the crosswords and Connections.

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