It's almost the weekend, but there's no rest for lovers of the daily puzzle game Wordle.
Players need to work out a mystery five-letter word in six guesses or fewer and are guided by a color-coded tile system to let them know if they're on the right track.
A green tile means the letter is correct, while yellow tells you the letter appears in the word but is in the wrong spot. Finally, a gray tile shows that the letter does not appear in the word at all.
Welsh software engineer Wardle explained why he chose to use five-letter words for Wordle in an interview with Newsweek in January 2022.
"There is a reason that every word is five letters long and that you are allowed six attempts to guess it," he said. "That might seem arbitrary but, with the prototype version, I tested different word lengths and experimented with the number of tries that players were allowed.
"Through that process of refinement, I figured out that five letters and six tries was the ideal sweet spot. It's just limited enough to feel challenging and to make you think, but most of the time people still manage to solve it. So, you feel a real sense of real accomplishment."
WordsRated did some research on the game and found the most common starting letter is S, with 15.81 percent of answers beginning with it.
The next most common starting letter is C, with 8.58 percent of Wordle answers starting with the consonant, although S is the starting letter for 167 more words than its nearest rival. B is in third place with 7.49 percent.
If you need a hand solving today's Wordle brainteaser, Newsweek has put together a few hints to help you out. But be warned, the answer appears further down in the article, so scroll down with caution if you want to work it out yourself.
'Wordle' #1,063, Clues for Friday, May 17
Hint #1: Today's Wordle contains two vowels.
Hint #2: The answer is a noun and a verb.
Hint #3: There is one repeated letter.
Hint #4: The last letter is a consonant.
Hint #5: Related words include "instruct," "teach" and "guide."
'Wordle' #1,063, Answer for Friday, May 17
The answer to today's Wordle is "Tutor."
Did you get it? Then go you! If not, you can always try again when Wordle resets at midnight in your local time zone. Newsweek will be back tomorrow with more hints, so take a look if you find yourself struggling.
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