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Wordle · Archive · #1517 · Thursday, August 14, 2025

Wordle #1517 Answer — Thursday, August 14, 2025

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Categorynoun
Vowels1
Starts withK
Difficulty7/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a noun. The sound of a bell ___; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has just one vowel, and one letter appears more than once.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with K.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    A sign of the end or demise of something or someone.

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Wordle answer #1517

KNELL

noun /nɛl/

The Word, Explained

KNELL /nɛl/ noun

The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).

Tricky because the repeated L trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #1517?
Wordle #1517 (Thursday, August 14, 2025) is KNELL — a noun starting with K.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 7/10 (Hard). Tricky because the repeated L trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.