Wordle #438: PRIZE

August 31, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved PRIZE in 5 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
PRIDE
PRICE
PRIME
PRIZE

How STARE Solved PRIZE in Five Guesses

STARE placed E correctly and showed that R was in the word but in a different position, leaving 183 words that could still be the answer. PRIDE cut that to 3, PRICE to 2, PRIME to 1, and the Word Bot selected PRIZE for guess five.

STARE → 183 → PRIDE → 3 → PRICE → 2 → PRIME → 1 → PRIZE

How Different Starting Words Solved PRIZE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve PRIZE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE5
STALE5
SLATE5
CLASP5
PLATE6

The five openers solved PRIZE in 5–6 guesses, with STARE, STALE, SLATE and CLASP the fastest to finish in five. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #438 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #438 for August 31, 2022 was PRIZE.

First letter
P
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
E, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Something given for victory in a contest or competition

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