Wordle Today: Wordle answer and hints for March 17

Sam Hill

March 16, 2024 9:00PM

We have the solution to Wordle on March 17, as well as some helpful hints to help you figure out the answer yourself, right here. We’ve placed the answer at the bottom of the page, so we don’t ruin the surprise before you’ve had a chance to work through the clues. So let’s dive in, starting with a reminder of yesterday’s answer.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Let’s start by first reminding ourselves of yesterday’s Wordle answer for those new to the game or who don’t play it daily, which was “TOXIN.” So we can say that the Wordle answer today definitely isn’t that. Now, with that in mind, perhaps take another stab at it using one of these Wordle starting words and circle back if you have no luck.

Hints for today’s Wordle

Still can’t figure it out? We have today’s Wordle answer right here, below. But first, one more thing: Let’s take a look at three hints that could help you find the solution, without giving it away, so there’s no need to feel guilty about keeping your streak alive — you put in some work, after all! Or just keep scrolling for the answer.

Today’s Wordle starts with the letter S.
Today’s Wordle uses one vowel
Today’s Wordle is something you do with your nose.

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Today’s Wordle answer

No luck? Don’t sweat it — you can’t get them all! If you just want to see today’s Wordle answer to continue your streak, you can find it below.

The answer to today’s Wordle is …

SNORT

Today’s Wordle definition

And here’s what it means, according to our good friend ChatGPT:

As a Verb: To snort means to make an explosive sound by forcing air through the nostrils, often as a reflex action indicating contempt, derision, or amusement.
As a Noun – Animal Sound: Snort can also refer to the sound made by certain animals, particularly pigs, when they forcefully exhale through their nostrils.
As a Noun – Software: In the context of computer security, Snort refers to an open-source network intrusion detection system (NIDS) and intrusion prevention system (IPS). Developed by Martin Roesch, Snort is used to monitor and analyze network traffic in real-time to detect and prevent security threats and intrusions. It works by examining packets of data passing through a network and comparing them against a set of predefined rules or signatures. If a packet matches a rule indicating malicious activity, Snort can generate alerts, log the event, and even take action to block the traffic. Snort is highly customizable and widely used in network security operations for threat detection and response.

Tips for tomorrow’s Wordle

It might seem like Wordle is all luck, but there are a few good practices you can use to help get as many clues as possible in just a few guesses, making it that much more likely you can figure out the final word before you run out of tries. The most important guess is your first, and the trick is to load up on vowels (A, E, I, O, and U).

Some popular starting words people have had good luck with are “adieu,” “media,” “arise,” and “radio.” Just make sure not to pick a word with double letters, or you’re wasting precious guesses. The aim here is to try to figure out which vowels the mystery word contains, then layer in common consonants and close in from there.

Your second word, assuming that the first one gave you a good jumping-off point, should begin to lean more heavily on common consonants like R, S, and T. More good ones here we’ve seen are “stern,” “irate,” and “atone.” You never want to reuse any letters from a prior round that showed up as gray — you know they aren’t in the word.

Now that’s all solved and the definition is taken care of, and you’re armed with some tips to crush tomorrow’s Wordle, here are some games like Wordle you can try today.

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