Unlock Today’s Wordle Solution with Helpful Hints: December 23, 2023

Credit: Bob Al-Greene

If you want to know the Wordle answer for December 23, 2023, you’re in the right place. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle isn’t too hard, and I got it on my third guess. But beware, there are spoilers below for December 23, Wordle #917! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Wordle game.

How to play Wordle

Wordle lives here on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time.

Start by guessing a five-letter word. The letters of the word will turn green if they’re correct, yellow if you have the right letter in the wrong place, or gray if the letter isn’t in the day’s secret word at all. For more, check out our guide to playing Wordle here, and my strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers.)

Ready for the hints? Let’s go!

Does today’s Wordle have any unusual letters?

We’ll define common letters as those that appear in the old typesetters’ phrase ETAOIN SHRDLU. (Memorize this! Pronounce it “Edwin Shirdloo,” like a name, and pretend he’s a friend of yours.)

We have four common letters today, and the remaining one is sort of medium-rare. Nothing at the end of the alphabet though.

Can you give me a hint for today’s Wordle?

It will make you think of skiing.

Does today’s Wordle have any double or repeated letters?

Nope, five different letters today.

How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?

There are two vowels in today’s word.

What letter does today’s Wordle start with?

Today’s word starts with S.

What letter does today’s Wordle end with?

Today’s word ends with E.

What is the solution to today’s Wordle?

Ready? Today’s word is SLOPE.

How I solved today’s Wordle

ARISE and TOUCH started me off, as usual, so I knew that there was an E at the end, and an S and O in there somewhere. STOVE and SNORE were out of contention. Hmm, let’s try SLOPE…yep, that’s it!

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A primer on Wordle basics

The idea of Wordle is to guess the day’s secret word. When you first open the Wordle game, you’ll see an empty grid of letters. It’s up to you to make the first move: type in any five-letter word. 

Now, you can use the colors that are revealed to get clues about the word: 

• Green means you correctly guessed a letter, and it’s in the correct position. (For example, if you guess PARTY, and the word is actually PURSE, the P and R will be green.)

• Yellow means the letter is somewhere in the word,

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