Today’s NYT Wordle Hints, Clues And Answer For Friday, October 17, 2025

Wordle Answers #1581 (October 17, 2025): In this article, you will find Wordle answers and hints for October 17, 2025.

Wordle presents a new puzzle daily, challenging players to guess a five-letter word in six attempts. It is a fantastic game to showcase your vocabulary, but it can often be quite challenging.

We will provide all the necessary hints and clues before revealing the word, so you can try to solve it yourself. We will also analyze today's Wordle difficulty and share some interesting facts about the word.

Let's dive into solving today's Wordle #1581 (October 17, 2025) with a little help from us.

WARNING: Spoilers ahead! Only read on if you want to know today's Wordle answers.

PS: We're revealing the Wordle answers for Friday, October 17, 2025. If you're looking for yesterday's answers, find Wordle answers for Thursday, October 16, 2025 here.

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Today's Daily Wordle Hints

Today's Wordle answer is just below. But first, here are three hints to help you get there without spoiling the fun.

Wordle Hint 1: How many vowels are present in today's word?

• Today's word has 1 vowel.

Wordle Hint 2: How many double letters are there in today's word?

• There is one letter that is repeated twice.

Wordle Hint 4: What is today's wordle starting or ending letter?

• Today’s word starts with “G”.

If you still need help with today's Wordle Answer, you can try our Wordle Solver.

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Today's Daily Wordle Answer

Last warning for spoilers! The Wordle answer for today is just one scroll away.

Ready?

Today's Wordle answer for Friday, October 17, 2025, is: GROSS

If you got it right, congratulations! If not, don't worry—there's always tomorrow's puzzle to tackle.

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Today's Wordle Difficulty

How did you fare amongst with other players?

According to Wordlebot, the average number of guesses taken to get to today's answer in normal mode is 3.9. Around 27.3% of players solved the answer in 3 or fewer turns.

The average luck score of all players for today's word is 56.3. Higher the number (upto 99), higher the possibility of players eliminating possible solutions with every guess.

The average skill score of all players for today's word is 84.0. Higher the number (upto 99), higher the efficiency of player guesses based on all possible solutions.

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Interesting Facts About Today's Word

Here are some interesting facts about today's wordle answer "GROSS":

• "Gross" can mean something that is repulsive or disgusting, often used to describe unpleasant sights or smells.
• In finance, "gross" refers to a total amount before any deductions, such as gross income, which is the total earnings before taxes and other expenses.
• The term "gross" is derived from the Latin word "grossus," meaning thick or coarse, which evolved in various languages to denote something large or substantial.
• In the metric system, a "gross" is a quantity of 144 items, calculated as twelve dozen, used in commerce to measure bulk items.

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Yesterday Wordle Answers

Did you miss yesterday's Wordle #1580? Or playing from a different timezone? No worries, we've got you covered!

The wordle answer for 16 October 2025 was CATTY.

According to wordlebot, the average number of guesses to get yesterday's answer in normal mode is 4.1. Around 22.6% of players solved the answer in 3 or fewer turns.

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Previous Wordle Answers

Looking for previous wordle answers? Here is a complete list of wordle answers from last 5 days:

Wordle #1580, 16 October 2025: CATTY

Wordle #1579, 15 October 2025: SPOOF

Wordle #1578, 14 October 2025: FORUM

Wordle #1577, 13 October 2025: BEARD

Wordle #1576, 12 October 2025: WOUND

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Similarly to Wordle, there are other word games hosted by NYT that are equally fun like Spelling Bee, Connections and the famous NYT Crosswords.

If you need help to solve either of these games, we have built tools like the Spelling Bee Solver, Connections Helper and Crossword Answers for the NYT Mini to help you out.

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Edited by Suryadeepto Sengupta