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Charles Curtis

Wordle today: Answer, clues for Wednesday May 17 2023 word of the day

WARNING: THERE ARE WORDLE SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT THE MAY 17 2023 WORDLE ANSWER SPOILED FOR YOU.

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As far as hardest Wordle words go, Wednesday’s answer was somewhat challenging. If you’re here, you’re probably struggling with it and looking for some help.  So let’s run down a few clues with today’s Wordle that could help you solve it:

1. There is one vowel.

2. It ends with a rarely-used consonant.

3. It’s associated with wood.

And the answer to Wednesday’s Wordle is below this photo:

(Photo Illustration by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

It’s …

PLANK.

While you’re here, some more Wordle advice:

How to play Wordle

Go to this link from the New York Times and start guessing words.

Best Wordle starting word

That’s a topic we’ve covered a bunch here. According to the Times’ WordleBot, the best starting word is: CRANE. Others that I’ve seen include ADIEU, STARE and ROAST.

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