Wordle #574: KOALA
January 14, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved KOALA in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap 
Your word.
Tap Reset under any board to start your own Start Word.
How STARE Solved KOALA in Three Guesses
STARE placed A correctly, leaving 191 words that could still be the answer. CLANK cut that to 1, and Word Bot selected KOALA for guess three.
STARE → 191 → CLANK → 1 → KOALA
How Different Starting Words Solved KOALA
| Starting word | Guesses |
|---|---|
| STARE | 3 |
| STALE | 3 |
| CLASP | 3 |
| SLATE | 4 |
| PLATE | 5 |
The five openers solved KOALA in 3–5 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 #574 Answer and Hints
The answer to Wordle #574 for January 14, 2023 was KOALA.
- Repeated letters Yes: A appears more than once.
- Vowels A and O.
- First letter It starts with K.
- Last letter It ends with A.
- Definition A gray furry Australian marsupial that lives in trees and eats eucalyptus
Try Your Starting Word
Choose Your word above, type a Start Word into the board, and let Word Bot replay Wordle #574 from it. For a game in progress, the Word Solver suggests your next guess; for unlimited practice, play Word Player.