Wordle Answer for May 17, 2024
Players who opened Wordle on May 17, 2024 were trying to land on TUTOR. We've kept the day's hints around so you can revisit them — or use the archive to settle a debate about a tricky past puzzle.
The answer
TUTOR
What tutor means
A person who teaches and gives individual instruction to a student, often in a specific subject or skill, either privately or as part of an educational institution.
Where the word comes from
From Middle English tutour, borrowed from Old French tuteur, which comes from Latin tutor meaning "guardian" or "protector." The Latin root is tutus, meaning "safe" or "protected," related to the verb tueri, "to guard" or "watch over." The word shifted from its original sense of legal guardian to mean someone who guards and guides a student's learning.
Hints for May 17, 2024
Each row is the starting word our algorithm picks for that turn count, with the tiles Wordle would have shown in response.
Synonyms of tutor
- coach
- private instructor
- instructor
- lecturer
- educator
- schoolteacher
- teacher
- professor
Used in a sentence
My younger brother hired a _____ to help him prepare for his chemistry exam next month.
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