Wordle #589: FISHY

January 29, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved FISHY 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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F
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Y
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How STARE Solved FISHY in Three Guesses

STARE showed that S was in the word but in a different position, leaving 902 words that could still be the answer. MISOS cut that to 6, and Word Bot selected FISHY for guess three.

STARE → 902 → MISOS → 6 → FISHY

How Different Starting Words Solved FISHY

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

The five openers solved FISHY 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 #589 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #589 for January 29, 2023 was FISHY.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels I.
  • First letter It starts with F.
  • Last letter It ends with Y.
  • Definition Seeming suspicious or questionable

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