Wordle #1,293: CHOSE

January 2, 2025 — TurnWord Word Bot solved CHOSE in 3 guesses starting with CLASP. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

CLASP
CHESS
CHOSE

How CLASP Solved CHOSE in Three Guesses

CLASP placed C and S correctly, leaving 26 words that could still be the answer. CHESS cut that to 2, and the Word Bot selected CHOSE for guess three.

CLASP → 26 → CHESS → 2 → CHOSE

How Different Starting Words Solved CHOSE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve CHOSE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
CLASP3
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4
PLATE5

The five openers solved CHOSE in 3–5 guesses, with CLASP the only one to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,293 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,293 for January 2, 2025 was CHOSE.

First letter
C
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
E, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Past tense of choose

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