Here are some hints and the answer for Wordle No. 1,339 for Monday, Feb. 17.

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Whoa. Today’s Wordle answer is one letter away from my favorite starter word! As you can imagine, I was stunned to see almost all the letters fill themselves in with my first guess. I chose my favorite starter words based on the most commonly used letters in the English language — see our ranked list for the order. If you need hints and the answer to today’s Wordle puzzle, read on.

Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

There are two vowels in today’s Wordle answer.

Wordle hint No. 3: Start letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with the letter T.

Wordle hint No. 4: Hiking

Today’s Wordle answer can refer something sought out by hikers.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can mean a path or unpaved road.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is TRAIL.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, Feb. 16, No. 1,338, was SUAVE.

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Feb. 12, No. 1,334: RAPID

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Feb. 14, No. 1,336: DITTY

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