Wordle #653: FLORA

April 3, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved FLORA in 3 guesses starting with SLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

SLATE
GLOAM
FLORA

How SLATE Solved FLORA in Three Guesses

SLATE placed L correctly and showed that A was in the word but in a different position, leaving 52 words that could still be the answer. GLOAM cut that to 6, and the Word Bot selected FLORA for guess three.

SLATE → 52 → GLOAM → 6 → FLORA

How Different Starting Words Solved FLORA

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve FLORA from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
SLATE3
CLASP3
PLATE4
STARE4
STALE4

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

Wordle #653 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #653 for April 3, 2023 was FLORA.

First letter
F
Last letter
A
Standard vowels
A, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
All the plant life in a particular region or period

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