Wordle Hints

Wordle #697

Wordle Hints and Answer for Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Stuck on today's Wordle? You're in the right place! Below you'll find hints that start vague and get more specific. Try to solve it with as few hints as possible.

Today's puzzle is rated Easy difficulty, so most players find this one straightforward. The answer is a noun, verb with 1 vowel and uses fairly common letters.

Difficulty: Easy
noun, verb

Letter Facts

Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Repeats
No
Letters
Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

These words would be helpful first guesses for today's puzzle:

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Recommended Starting Words

PLANTBLANKLEARN

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to building materials or construction.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might find this at a lumber yard or use it to build a deck or fence.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter P.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This is a long, flat piece of timber. Pirates also made their captives walk one of these!

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with TANK.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with P and ends with K. A core exercise position also shares this name.

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Answer

PLANK

A plank is a long, flat piece of sawn timber that is thicker and wider than a board. The word comes from Old North French 'planke' and Latin 'planca' meaning a flat board. In modern fitness, the plank exercise gets its name from holding your body rigid like a wooden board.

Strategy Tip

Today's word has the common consonant cluster PL at the start. Words beginning with blends like PL, TR, or ST are fairly common in Wordle, so having a starting word that tests these combinations can be valuable.