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Wordle #1520 for Sunday, August 17, 2025, has the answer LOUSY. If you want to solve it yourself first, use the clues below in order and stop before the spoiler.
Wordle hints for August 17, 2025
Start with the general clues, then reveal more specific information only if you need it.
- The answer has two vowels: O and U.
- No letter appears more than once.
- The word begins with L.
- It ends with Y.
- It describes something very poor in quality or simply not good. It also rhymes with “drowsy.”
What was the Wordle answer for August 17, 2025?
Spoiler — the answer is LOUSY. The archive identifies the August 17 puzzle as #1520 and lists LOUSY as its solution. Wordle Today’s past-answer archive and WordHint’s dated hint page record the answer; The Economic Times’ August 17 coverage also corroborates it.
How Wordle clues work
Wordle asks you to guess a five-letter word in six tries. After each guess, the tiles show how your letters match the answer:
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- Green: the letter is in the answer and in the correct position.
- Yellow: the letter is in the answer but in a different position.
- Gray: the letter is not in the answer.
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