Wordle · Archive · #1717 · Monday, March 2, 2026
Wordle #1717 Answer — Monday, March 2, 2026
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has 2 vowels, and all five letters are different. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with S. -
Hint 4Getting closer
Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals, such as snails or slugs.
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Wordle answer #1717
SLIME
noun /slaɪm/
The Word, Explained
Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing.
Close cousins: sludge
A friendly one — common letters, no repeats, and enough vowels for openers to find.
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