Wordle #1,738: SERIF
March 23, 2026 — TurnWord Word Bot solved SERIF in 3 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.
How STALE Solved SERIF in Three Guesses
STALE placed S correctly and showed that E was in the word but in a different position, leaving 220 words that could still be the answer. SEWER cut that to 12, and the Word Bot selected SERIF for guess three.
STALE → 220 → SEWER → 12 → SERIF
How Different Starting Words Solved SERIF
| Starting word | Guesses |
|---|---|
| STALE | 3 |
| SLATE | 3 |
| CLASP | 3 |
| PLATE | 4 |
| STARE | 4 |
The five openers solved SERIF in 3–4 guesses, with STALE, SLATE and CLASP the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.
Wordle #1,738 Answer and Hints
The answer to Wordle #1,738 for March 23, 2026 was SERIF.
- First letter
- S
- Last letter
- F
- Standard vowels
- E, I
- Repeated letters
- none
- Meaning
- A short line at the end of the main strokes of a printed character
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