Wordle #695: CANOE

May 15, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved CANOE in 4 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
ANGLE
DANCE
CANOE

How STARE Solved CANOE in Four 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 24, DANCE to 1, and the Word Bot selected CANOE for guess four.

STARE → 185 → ANGLE → 24 → DANCE → 1 → CANOE

How Different Starting Words Solved CANOE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve CANOE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4
PLATE5

The five openers solved CANOE in 4–5 guesses, with STARE, STALE, SLATE and CLASP the fastest to finish in four. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #695 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #695 for May 15, 2023 was CANOE.

First letter
C
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
A, E, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

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