If you want to give your first guesses a welcome boost, check out our clue for today’s Wordle. Or maybe you’re a little further down the board and really want someone to help you decipher some floating yellow letters. Hoping for a simpler kind of help? You’ve got it. The answer to the September 17 (1186) Wordle is just a click away.
I could see that I was definitely on the right track today—those green letters don’t lie—but it took some serious elimination to whittle the number down to something I could turn into a winning word. It was satisfying detective work, though, and I was happy to see my first serious guess at today’s answer turn the whole row green.
Today’s Wordle tip
Wordle today: A note for Tuesday, September 17
Today you’re in for a bit of traditional Australian slang. This word is used in this part of the world to casually describe something as good, good looking or a good idea.
Is there a double letter in Wordle today?
There are no duplicate letters in today’s Wordle.
Wordle Help: 3 Tips to Beat Wordle Every Day
Want to extend your Wordle winning streak? Maybe you’ve just started playing the popular daily puzzle game and are looking for some tips. Whatever the reason you’re here, these quick tips can help get you going in the right direction:
- Start with a word that contains a mix of common vowels and consonants.
- The answer could contain the same letter.
- Avoid guesses that contain letters you have already ruled out.
There’s no race against time in Wordle, so you don’t have to rush to find the answer. It can be a good tactic to treat the game like a regular newspaper crossword. That way, you can come back to it later if you can’t think of anything. Stepping away for a while can make the difference between a win and a series of grey squares.
Today’s Wordle answer
What is today’s Wordle answer?
You did it. The answer to the Wordle of September 17 (1186) is NICE.
Previous Wordle Answers
The last 10 Wordle answers
Previously used Wordle solutions can help you eliminate answers for today’s Wordle or inspire you to make guesses to discover more of those greens. They can also give you some inspiring ideas for beginning words to keep your daily puzzle solving fresh.
Here are some recent Wordle answers:
- 16 September: HONEY
- 15 September: RETURN
- 14 September: BROAD
- 13 September: HARSH
- 12 September: BRASS
- 11 September: GEAR
- 10 September: REBEL
- 9 September: DEBIT
- 8 September: PULLED
- 7 September: OWNER
Learn more about Wordle
Every day, Wordle provides you with six rows of five boxes each and you have to find out which five-letter word is hidden underneath to win the popular daily puzzle.
Usually it is a good plan, Start with a strong word like ALERT — or any other word with a good mix of common consonants and multiple vowels — and you should be off to a flying start, with at least some luck. You should also avoid starting words with repeating letters so you don’t miss the chance to confirm or remove an extra letter. Once you press Enter, you’ll see which letters you got right or wrong. If a box turns ⬛️, it means that letter does not appear in the secret word at all. 🟨 means the letter does appear in the word, but not in that position. 🟩 means you have the right letter in the right place.
Your second guess should complement the first by using another “good” word to cover any common letters you may have missed in the first row. Just don’t forget to leave out any letters you now know for sure don’t appear in today’s answer. After that, all you have to do is apply 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. Don’t forget that letters can also repeat (eg: BOOKS).
If you need further advice, please take a look at our Wordle Tipsand if you want to know which words have already been used, you can scroll to the relevant section above.
Wordle was originally conceived by a software engineer Josh Wardleas a surprise for his partner, who loves word games. From there, it spread through his family and was finally made available to the public. The word puzzle game has since then had countless Games like Wordlewhich focuses the daily fun on music, mathematics or geography. It did not take long for Wordle to become so popular that it sold to the New York Times for a seven-figure sum. It is surely only a matter of time before we all communicate only in three-coloured boxes.
