Wordle today: Answer and hint #1217 for October 18

The answer to today’s Wordle is only a click away now you’re here, ready and willing to serve up Friday’s winning word in a quick scroll or click. If you’d rather take your time, we’ve also got plenty of helpful tips to mull over, as well as a freshly written clue for the October 18 (1217) game if you’d like a gentle nudge in the right direction.

I thought I was in for a quick and easy game when the first two letters of my first row turned green. I was wrong. So, so, wrong. Today’s answer dodged every attempt I made to uncover it, and only decided to reveal itself right at the end when I’d run out of alternatives and was more than a little worried that my win streak was about to go up in smoke. A little less stress tomorrow, Wordle? Please? 

Today’s Wordle hint

Wordle today: A hint for Friday, October 18