Wordle #77: TOTEM

September 4, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved TOTEM in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
TENET
TOTEM

How STARE Solved TOTEM in Three Guesses

STARE showed that T and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 270 words that could still be the answer. TENET cut that to 2, and the Word Bot selected TOTEM for guess three.

STARE → 270 → TENET → 2 → TOTEM

How Different Starting Words Solved TOTEM

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve TOTEM from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4
PLATE6

The five openers solved TOTEM in 3–6 guesses, with STARE the only one to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #77 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #77 for September 4, 2021 was TOTEM.

First letter
T
Last letter
M
Standard vowels
E, O
Repeated letters
T
Meaning
An animal or plant serving as the symbol of a family or clan

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