{"id":452794,"date":"2026-05-17T01:38:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T01:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/452794\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T01:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T01:38:19","slug":"todays-wordle-1793-hints-and-answer-for-sunday-may-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/452794\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s Wordle #1793 Hints And Answer For Sunday, May 17"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"nyt-wordle-hints-clues-answer-guide\"<\/p>\n

How to solve today’s Wordle.<\/p>\n

SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Sunday is here, and hopefully a very lazy Sunday for all of us. I\u2019m always waxing poetic about lazy Sundays despite usually engaging in much laziness on a day that always seems to fill up with chores and tasks and work, not to mention game night, but a boy can dream. Before all that, let\u2019s solve today\u2019s Wordle!<\/p>\n

Looking for Saturday’s Wordle? Check out our guide right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Bonus Custom Wordle<\/p>\n

Now that we can create our own custom Wordles, I\u2019m including a bonus Wordle with each daily Wordle guide. These can be 4 to 7 letters long. Hopefully this is a fun extra challenge. Click the link below to play the Wordle I hand-crafted for you.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Bonus Custom Wordle<\/a> is 7 letters long.<\/p>\n

The hint: Foul beast.<\/p>\n

The clue: This Wordle begins and ends with consonants.<\/p>\n

Yesterday\u2019s Custom Wordle Answer: HADES<\/p>\n

How To Play Wordle<\/p>\n

Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer. After each guess, the game gives feedback to help you get closer to the answer:<\/p>\n

Green: The letter is in the word and in the correct spot.Yellow: The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.Gray: The letter is not in the word at all.<\/p>\n

Use these clues to narrow down your guesses. Every day brings a new word, and everyone around the world is trying to solve the same puzzle. Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator. See rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Wordle Hints And AnswerWordle Bot\u2019s Starting Word: SLATEMy Starting Word Today: SPORE (383 words left)The Hint: Rules of organizations or clubs.The Clue: This Wordle begins and ends with consonants.<\/p>\n

Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!<\/p>\n

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The Answer:<\/p>\n

Today’s Wordle<\/p>\n

Screenshot: Erik KainWordle Bot Analysis<\/p>\n

Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot right here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Competitive Wordle Score<\/p>\n

Wordle Bot<\/p>\n

Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/p>\n

I get 0 points for guessing in four and 1 for beating the Bot. The Bot gets -1 for guessing in five and -1 for losing to me. My rather substantial lead this May gets even wider:<\/p>\n

Erik: 16 points<\/p>\n

Wordle Bot: 3 points<\/p>\n

How To Play Competitive WordleGuessing in 1 is worth 3 points; guessing in 2 is worth 2 points; guessing in 3 is worth 1 point; guessing in 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; guessing in 6 is -2 points and missing the Wordle is -3 points.If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day.Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your points\u2014positive or negative.You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day. Enjoy!Today\u2019s Wordle Etymology<\/p>\n

\u201cBylaw\u201d comes from Old Norse b\u0233l\u01ebg, meaning \u201ctown law\u201d or \u201clocal law\u201d (b\u0233r = town, l\u01ebg = law). In English it came to mean a subordinate or local rule made by a town, corporation, or organization.<\/p>\n

Be sure to follow me for all your daily puzzle-solving guides, TV show and movie reviews and more here on this blog<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How to solve today’s Wordle. SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images Sunday is here, and hopefully a very lazy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35854,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[93,61,60,27776,168398,196507,121480,196508,27769,27770,27772,27774,27775],"class_list":["post-452794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-nyt-wordle-clues","tag-wordle","tag-wordle-1793","tag-wordle-answer","tag-wordle-answer-sunday-may-17","tag-wordle-hint","tag-wordle-hint-today","tag-wordle-hints","tag-wordle-hints-and-clues","tag-wordle-today"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}