Wordle #1517 Answer – August 14, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1517, played on Thursday, August 14, 2025. If you are playing it in the NYT Wordle archive, start with the hints. The answer comes after them, along with what the word means, how hard it was, and how the most popular starting words would have done.
Hints for Wordle #1517
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter K.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter L.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — The sound of a bell …; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).
Wordle #1517 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1517 on August 14, 2025 was:
KNELL
KNELL has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does KNELL Mean?
Knell (noun): The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).
How Hard Was Wordle #1517?
6.4/10Medium-Hard
79%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
3look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- A repeated letter, which most players do not test until late.
- Less common letters (K) that starting words rarely test.
- 3 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.
Look-alike answers: KNOLL, KNEEL, KNELT.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against KNELL
Here is the color feedback each well-known opener would have given on this puzzle, and how many past Wordle answers would still fit after that one guess. Fewer is better.
| Opener | Feedback | Answers left |
|---|---|---|
| SLATE | SLATE | 58 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 48 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 105 |
| STARE | STARE | 102 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 105 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 147 |
On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 48 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1517 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach KNELL. We open with SLATE, then each next guess is the word, from those still possible, that leaves the fewest options on average. Every guess fits all the clues so far, so this path is also legal in Hard Mode.
| Guess | Feedback | Words still possible |
|---|---|---|
| 1. SLATE | SLATE | 61 |
| 2. LEVEL | LEVEL | 3 |
| 3. DWELL | DWELL | 2 |
| 4. KNELL | KNELL | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 61 everyday words still fit. Try your own guesses in our Wordle solver to see which words were left at each step.
Letter-by-Letter Breakdown of KNELL
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | K | 8.6% | 1% |
| 2nd | N | 24% | 4.2% |
| 3rd | E | 47.1% | 7.6% |
| 4th | L | 28% | 6.9% |
| 5th | L | 28% | 7.1% |
On This Day in Wordle: August 14
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1517 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on August 14, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1517 on August 14, 2025 was KNELL.
Was Wordle #1517 hard?
We rate it 6.4 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 79% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1517?
Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 48 possible answers after the first guess.