Wordle #31: FLOSS

July 20, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved FLOSS in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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How STARE Solved FLOSS in Three Guesses

STARE showed that S was in the word but in a different position, leaving 902 words that could still be the answer. MISOS cut that to 3, and Word Bot selected FLOSS for guess three.

STARE → 902 → MISOS → 3 → FLOSS

How Different Starting Words Solved FLOSS

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve FLOSS from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
PLATE4

The five openers solved FLOSS in 3–4 guesses, with STARE, 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 #31 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #31 for July 20, 2021 was FLOSS.

  • Repeated letters Yes: S appears more than once.
  • Vowels O.
  • First letter It starts with F.
  • Last letter It ends with S.
  • Definition A soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth

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