As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for November 17's Wordle solution revealed.

"Wordle" has become such a hit because of the sense of community it helps create, linguistics expert Noël Wolf told Newsweek in October.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for November 17's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for

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One key tip for ensuring ongoing success at "Wordle" is not to rush trying to solve the puzzle if you are stuck.

Todays Wordle answer will be difficult to solve unless players use hints to guide them in the right direction and help them preserve their streak.

That was quite a bunch of unusual letters. Here are some hints — and the answer — for Wordle No. 1,244 for Thursday, Nov. 14.