Today's Wordle answer for Friday, January 17

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Find a new way to tackle your daily Wordle with our tactical tips, or read the January 17 (1308) hint if you'd like some idea on where to point your guesses without spoiling all the fun. If you're still stuck, you could take a peek at today's answer so you can jump straight to the best bit. It's your puzzle, so why not play it your way? We just want to make sure you find all five green letters.

Normally I'd be happy to find a green letter or two in my first few guesses, but these weren't especially helpful ones, and no clear solution came to mind. There were just too many other letters of the alphabet still in play to really narrow it down. So I went on a bit of an expedition with my next row, trying to if not find more letters at least reduce my options. By some miracle, this revealed every single letter I'd been looking for, and today's answer easily fell in place the row after.

This is another word for ordinary writing, written text that follows typical grammar and sounds like standard speech. The opposite of poetry, in a way. 

No, there is no double letter in today's puzzle. 

A good starting word can be the difference between victory and defeat with the daily puzzle, but once you've got the basics, it's much easier to nail down those Wordle wins. And as there's nothing quite like a small victory to set you up for the rest of the day, here are a few tips to help set you on the right path: 

There's no racing against the clock with Wordle so you don't need to rush for the answer. Treating the game like a casual newspaper crossword can be a good tactic; that way, you can come back to it later if you're coming up blank. Stepping away for a while might mean the difference between a win and a line of grey squares. 

Go on, have a peek. The answer to the January 17 (1308) Wordle is PROSE.

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Past Wordle answers can give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that