Today's Wordle answer for Friday, January 17

Find a new way to tackle your daily with our tactical tips, or read the January 17 (1308) hint if you'd like some idea on where to point your guesses without spoiling all the fun. If you're still stuck, you could take a peek at today's answer so you can jump straight to the best bit. It's your puzzle, so why not play it your way? We just want to make sure you find all five green letters.

Normally I'd be happy to find a green letter or two in my first few guesses, but these weren't especially helpful ones, and no clear solution came to mind. There were just too many other letters of the alphabet still in play to really narrow it down. So I went on a bit of an expedition with my next row, trying to if not find more letters at least reduce my options. By some miracle, this revealed every single letter I'd been looking for, and today's answer easily fell in place the row after.

Today's Wordle hint

Wordle today: A hint [[link]] for Friday, January 17

This is another word for ordinary writing, written text that follows typical grammar and sounds like standard speech. The opposite of poetry, in a way. 

Is there a double letter in Wordle today? 

No, there is no double letter in today's puzzle. 

Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every day 

A good starting word can be the difference between victory and defeat with the daily puzzle, but once you've got the basics, it's much easier to nail down those Wordle wins. And as there's nothing quite like a small victory to set you up for the rest of the day, here are a few tips to help set you on the right path: 

• A good opening guess should contain a mix of unique consonants and vowels. 
• Narrow down the pool of letters quickly with a tactical second guess.
• Watch out for letters appearing more than once in the answer.

There's no racing against the clock with Wordle so you don't need to rush for the answer. Treating the game like a casual newspaper crossword can be a good tactic; that way, you can come back to it later if you're coming up blank. Stepping away for a while might mean the difference between a win and a line of grey squares. 

Today's Wordle answer

What is today's Wordle answer?

Go on, have a peek. The answer to the January 17 (1308) Wordle is PROSE.

Previous Wordle answers

The last 10 Wordle answers 

Past Wordle answers can give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh. They are also a good way to eliminate guesses for today's Wordle, as the answer is unlikely to be repeated. 

Here are some recent Wordle answers:

• January 16: FLINT
• January 15:  KNACK
• January 14: FANCY
• January 13: CLOAK
• January 12: TOTAL
• January 11: DINGY
• January [[link]] 10: CRAWL
• January 9: WAFER
• January 8: DRAFT
• January 7: ATLAS

Learn more about Wordle 

Wordle gives you six rows of five boxes each day, and you'll need to work out which secret five-letter word is hiding inside them to keep up your winning streak.

You should like ARISE, or any other word that contains a good mix of common consonants and multiple vowels. You'll also want to avoid starting words with repeating letters, as you're wasting the chance to potentially eliminate or confirm an extra letter. Once you hit Enter, you'll see which ones you've got right or wrong. If a box turns ⬛️, it means that letter isn't in the secret word at all. 🟨 means the letter is in the word, but not in that position. 🟩 means you've got the right letter in the right spot.

Your second guess should compliment the starting word, using another "good" word to cover any common letters you missed last time while also trying to avoid any letter you now know for a fact isn't present in today's answer. With a bit of luck, you should have some coloured squares to work with and set you on the right path.

After that, it's just a case [[link]] of using what you've learned to narrow your guesses down to the right word. You have six tries in total and can only use real words (so no filling the boxes with EEEEE to see if there's an E). Don't forget letters can repeat too (ex: BOOKS).

If you need any further advice feel free to check out our , and if you'd like to find out which words have already been used you can scroll to the relevant section above. 

Originally, Wordle was dreamed up by software engineer , as a surprise for his partner who loves word games. From there it spread to his family, and finally got released to the public. The word puzzle game has since inspired tons of , refocusing the daily gimmick around music or math or geography. It wasn't long before Wordle became so popular it was . Surely it's only a matter of time before we all solely communicate in tricolor boxes.