Today’s NYT Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for March 2 #1717
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Today’s Wordle puzzle answer describes a toy that children love to play with. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of letters that appear most in English words. If you need clues and answers, keep reading.
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Wordle tips of the day
Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.
Wordle Tip #1: Repetitions
Today’s Wordle answer does not contain any repeated letters.
Word Clue #2: Vowels
Today’s Wordle answer has two vowels.
Wordle Tip #3: First Letter
Today’s Wordle answer starts with S.
Wordle Tip #4: Last Letter
Today’s Wordle answer ends with E.
Wordle Tip #5: Meaning
Today’s Wordle answer may refer to a thick, wet substance.
THE WORD OF THE DAY ANSWER
Today’s Wordle answer is SLIME.
Wordle response from yesterday
The Wordle response from yesterday, March 1, #1716, was FLUKE.
Wordle’s Recent Replies
February 25, #1712: SHRED
February 26, No. 1713: LANCE
February 27, No. 1714: Dizzy
February 28, No. 1715: HYDRA
What is the best starting word in Wordle?
Feel free to use our tip sheet classifying all the letters of the alphabet by frequency of use. In short, you want seed words that rely heavily on E, A, and R, and don’t contain Z, J, and Q.
Some solid parting words to try:
FAREWELL
FORM
CLOSE
GLANCE
NOISE
