Wordle today: Answer and clue #1216 for October 17th

Win Thursday's Wordle at your own pace with our handy selection of tips and tricks. Use our hint for the game of October 17th (1216) to give some direction to your opening attempts, provide practical help while still putting you in control. Or win under any circumstances with a simple click on today's answer if you want – the choice is yours.

It took me a long time to find today's answer, but I have to admit that I enjoyed the trip too much to care about it seriously. Each new row gave me a new piece of the puzzle and a new problem to solve, and patiently working through it until I saw the whole row of green letters was a great way to start the day.

Today's Wordle clue

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Wordle today: A note for Thursday, October 17th

This means dividing something – anything – by two, or dividing something evenly. For example, you can add this to the bill after a meal with a friend.

Is there a double letter in Wordle today?

No, there are no duplicate letters in today's puzzle.

Wordle Help: 3 Tips to Beat Wordle Every Day

If you're new to the Wordle daily puzzle or just want a refresher after a break, I'll give you a few quick tips to help you win. There's nothing like a small victory to set you up for the rest of the day.

A mix of unique consonants and vowels makes for a solid opening word.
A tactical second guess should allow you to quickly narrow down the letter pool.
The answer may contain a repeat letter.

You're not dealing with a timer, so you have all the time in the world – well, until midnight – to find the winning word. If you get stuck, there's no shame in trying the puzzle again later in the day and finishing it when your head clears.

Today's Wordle answer

Wordle answers

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What is Wordle's answer today?

Congratulations on today's win. The answer to the word of October 17 (1216) is: HALF.

Previous Wordle answers

The last 10 Wordle answers

Keeping track of the last handful of Wordle answers can help rule out current possibilities. It's also handy for prompting introductory words or follow-up guesswork when you're running out of ideas for the day.

Here are the last 10 Wordle answers:

October 16: GRANT
October 15th: CORER
October 14th: GAMUT
October 13th: SUBSCEPTIBLE
October 12th: SPOT
October 11th: GUSTY
October 10th: CARVE
October 9th: MAMA
October 8th: TOGETHER
October 7th: FLOUR

Learn more about Wordle

Today's Wordle is played on a phone

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Wordle presents you with six rows of five boxes every day and the goal is to find the correct five-letter word by entering guesses and eliminating or confirming individual letters.

A good start with a strong word like ARISE – something that contains multiple vowels, common consonants and no repeated letters – is a good tactic. As soon as you press Enter, the fields will show you which letters you spelled correctly or incorrectly. If a box becomes ⬛️, it means that the letter does not appear in the secret word at all. 🟨 means the letter is in the word, but not in that position. 🟩 means you have the right letter in the right place.

Your second guess should complement the starting word and use another “good” word to cover any common letters you missed last time, while also trying to avoid letters that you now know for sure are in today's answer does not occur. With any luck, you should have some colored squares to work with that will get you on the right track.

After that, all you have to do is use what you've learned to narrow down your guesses to the right word. You have six attempts in total and can only use real words (so you don't have to fill in the boxes with EEEEE to see if there is an E). Don't forget that letters can also repeat (e.g. BOOKS).

If you need more advice, feel free to check out our Wordle tipsand if you want to find out which words have already been used, you can scroll to the relevant section above.

Wordle was originally invented by a software developer Josh Wardleas a surprise for his partner who loves puns. From there it spread to his family and was eventually released to the public. The word puzzle game has since inspired countless people Games like Wordlewhich refocuses the daily gimmick on music, mathematics or geography. It didn't take long for Wordle to become so popular sold to the New York Times for a seven-figure sum. It's certainly only a matter of time before we all only communicate in three-color boxes.

Wordle today: Answer and clue #1216 for October 17th

ByVanessa

Today's Wordle clue

Wordle today: A note for Thursday, October 17th

By Vanessa

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