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Recommended reading Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for August 15 (#1518) Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for August 8 (#1511) Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for August 3 (#1506) Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for August 10 (#1513) Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for August 2 (#1505) Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for August 16 (#1519) Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for August 13 (#1516) Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for August 17 (#1520) Kerry Brunskill 17 August 2025 Solve the daily puzzle in a flash. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Future) Today's Wordle clue Today's Wordle hints Today's Wordle answer Previous answers 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 Stuck on today's Wordle? Here's a clue that pertains to the meaning of the word. ❓Wordle clue for August 17, 2025 ❓ Sick or unwell, a bad feeling. 🤢 If you're still just as stuck after our clue, scroll down for further hints. Related Articles Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for August 15 (#1518) Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for August 8 (#1511) Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for August 3 (#1506) 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. The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. 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… (Image credit: Future) This is it. No turning back now! The solution to today's Wordle puzzle is... 🟩 Wordle answer for August 17, 2025 🟩 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 (Image credit: Future) 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. Get better at Wordle! Wordle: The...Wordle: The Rules, Strategy and Expert Tips: From Novice to Expert in Less than 60 Minutes Wordle Words: A...Wordle Words: A genius word list of 5 letter words for Wordle Wordle Game...Wordle Game Boards: 120 pages of Wordle boards that lets you play with friends The Perfect...The Perfect Wordle Cheatsheet: Five-letter Word Collection £10.99View 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? (Image credit: Valve) 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. Kerry Brunskill Social Links Navigation Contributing Writer When baby Kerry was brought home from the hospital her hand was placed on the space bar of the family Atari 400, a small act of parental nerdery that has snowballed into a lifelong passion for gaming and the sort of freelance job her school careers advisor told her she couldn't do. She's now PC Gamer's word game expert, taking on the daily Wordle puzzle to give readers a hint each and every day. Her Wordle streak is truly mighty. Somehow Kerry managed to get away with writing regular features on old Japanese PC games, telling today's PC gamers about some of the most fascinating and influential games of the '80s and '90s. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. 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