Wordle #585: MAIZE

January 25, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved MAIZE 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 MAIZE in Three Guesses

STARE placed E correctly and showed that A was in the word but in a different position, leaving 185 words that could still be the answer. ANGLE cut that to 39, and Word Bot selected MAIZE for guess three.

STARE → 185 → ANGLE → 39 → MAIZE

How Different Starting Words Solved MAIZE

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve MAIZE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
PLATE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #585 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #585 for January 25, 2023 was MAIZE.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels A, E and I.
  • First letter It starts with M.
  • Last letter It ends with E.
  • Definition Corn, a tall cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears

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