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#1673 Wordle Answer and Hints for 2026-01-17 - FIERY

Date: 2026-01-17

Hi! I'm a Wordle fan from China. Here's my Wordle strategy for 2026/01/17. I started with my usual opener ALIKE.

A
L
I
K
E

From ALIKE I learned that I and E are present. Since two vowels are present, I didn't test my another opener SHOUT this time.

A
L
I
K
E
M
I
G
H
T

Second guess MIGHT revealed that I is correct in position 2. M, G, H, and T were all absent.

A
L
I
K
E
M
I
G
H
T
C
U
B
E
D

Third guess CUBED revealed E is present but not in position 4. C, U, and D were all absent.

A
L
I
K
E
M
I
G
H
T
C
U
B
E
D
P
O
R
N
Y

Fourth guess PORNY showed that R is present but not in position 3. More importantly, Y is correct in position 5!

A
L
I
K
E
M
I
G
H
T
C
U
B
E
D
P
O
R
N
Y
F
I
E
R
Y

Answer found in 5 guesses! FIERY describes something full of fire or intense emotion - like 'a fiery speech' or 'fiery passion'! The key insight was using ALIKE, MIGHT, CUBED, and PORNY to systematically identify all five letters (F, I, E, R, Y) and their correct positions through elimination!

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