Today Wordle #317 Is a Streak-Breaker

Wordle is starting off the week with a frustrating puzzle. Today’s Wordle continues a streak of nasty puzzles, with today’s answer featuring one of the more frustrating possibilities for the answer. We’ll dig into today’s Wordle puzzle later in the article, for those looking for some hints or clues. However, if you haven’t done the puzzle yet, you may not want to scroll to the bottom of the article as we’ll eventually discuss the answer.

For those who somehow have missed out on the Wordle craze so far, the rules of the game are simple: players have six tries to guess a five letter word. Players receive clues based on which letters their guess shares with the correct word. A letter shaded in yellow means that letter also appears in the correct word, but in a different letter location. A letter shaded in green means that letter appears in the same spot in the correct word.

On average, it takes Wordle players about 4 tries to correctly guess a daily puzzle, although a few puzzles can be significantly trickier. The past week has featured a number of tough puzzles, with FOUND breaking streaks due to sharing a 4-letter word ending with several other words, and NYMPH eluding players due to its lack of a traditional vowel.

So, what about today’s Wordle? Today’s answer is frustrating because it shares the first four letters with several other common possible answers. There are three other words that start with the same first four letters as the correct answer, which means that players could get caught in a guessing game if they figure out those opening letters. To avoid getting caught in a guessing game, remember that Normal Mode players can eliminate answers by using a word that contains letters from possible answers. So, if you need to choose between POUND, ROUND, and SOUND, it might be easier to burn a guess with a word like PURRS to determine which one of those answers is correct.

Still stumped on today’s Wordle puzzle? The answer to Wordle 317 is…STORY. Be sure to check out WordleBot if you want some tips on how to improve your Wordle game. WordleBot notes that it takes an average of four tries to solve today’s puzzle.

Let us know if you got today’s Wordle puzzle in the comment section, and if you managed to match our score of getting it in four tries!