Wordle #544: RIVAL

December 15, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved RIVAL in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
CAROL
RIVAL

How STARE Solved RIVAL in Three Guesses

STARE showed that A and R were in the word but in different positions, leaving 386 words that could still be the answer. CAROL cut that to 11, and the Word Bot selected RIVAL for guess three.

STARE → 386 → CAROL → 11 → RIVAL

How Different Starting Words Solved RIVAL

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve RIVAL from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
STALE3
CLASP3
PLATE4
SLATE4

The five openers solved RIVAL in 3–4 guesses, with STARE, STALE and CLASP the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #544 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #544 for December 15, 2022 was RIVAL.

First letter
R
Last letter
L
Standard vowels
A, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A competitor or opponent in a contest or conflict

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