Wordle #581: BLURB

January 21, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved BLURB 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 BLURB in Three Guesses

STARE placed R correctly, leaving 95 words that could still be the answer. COWRY cut that to 18, and Word Bot selected BLURB for guess three.

STARE → 95 → COWRY → 18 → BLURB

How Different Starting Words Solved BLURB

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve BLURB from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
PLATE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #581 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #581 for January 21, 2023 was BLURB.

  • Repeated letters Yes: B appears more than once.
  • Vowels U.
  • First letter It starts with B.
  • Last letter It ends with B.
  • Definition A short promotional description, as found on book covers

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