Wordle #686: ANGER

May 6, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved ANGER in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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R
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How PLATE Solved ANGER in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that A and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 621 words that could still be the answer. AMBER cut that to 14, and Word Bot selected ANGER for guess three.

PLATE → 621 → AMBER → 14 → ANGER

How Different Starting Words Solved ANGER

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve ANGER from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3

All five openers solved ANGER in three guesses. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #686 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #686 for May 6, 2023 was ANGER.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels A and E.
  • First letter It starts with A.
  • Last letter It ends with R.
  • Definition A strong emotion oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

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