Wordle #703: CLERK

May 23, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved CLERK in 3 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STALE
REBEL
CLERK

How STALE Solved CLERK in Three Guesses

STALE showed that L and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 300 words that could still be the answer. REBEL cut that to 2, and the Word Bot selected CLERK for guess three.

STALE → 300 → REBEL → 2 → CLERK

How Different Starting Words Solved CLERK

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve CLERK from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE3
STARE4
SLATE4
CLASP4
PLATE5

The five openers solved CLERK in 3–5 guesses, with STALE the only one to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #703 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #703 for May 23, 2023 was CLERK.

First letter
C
Last letter
K
Standard vowels
E
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
An employee who performs clerical work such as keeping records

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