Wordle #133: GOUGE

October 30, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved GOUGE in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
GUILE
GOUGE

How STARE Solved GOUGE in Three Guesses

STARE placed E correctly, leaving 467 words that could still be the answer. GUILE cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected GOUGE for guess three.

STARE → 467 → GUILE → 1 → GOUGE

How Different Starting Words Solved GOUGE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve GOUGE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
CLASP4
PLATE5
STALE5
SLATE5

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

Wordle #133 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #133 for October 30, 2021 was GOUGE.

First letter
G
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
E, O, U
Repeated letters
G
Meaning
To dig or scoop out a hole or groove in something

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