Wordle #781: LOVER

August 9, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved LOVER in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
NEWEL
HOLES
LOVER

How PLATE Solved LOVER in Four Guesses

PLATE showed that L and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 446 words that could still be the answer. NEWEL cut that to 127, HOLES to 10, and the Word Bot selected LOVER for guess four.

PLATE → 446 → NEWEL → 127 → HOLES → 10 → LOVER

How Different Starting Words Solved LOVER

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve LOVER from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4
STARE5

The five openers solved LOVER in 4–5 guesses, with PLATE, 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 #781 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #781 for August 9, 2023 was LOVER.

First letter
L
Last letter
R
Standard vowels
E, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A person who loves someone or is loved by someone

5-Letter Word Lists • Wordle Archive

TurnWord™ is a trademark of Hyperbotic LLC.

© 2026 TurnWord - All Rights Reserved

TurnWord is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The New York Times Company.
Wordle is a registered trademark of The New York Times Company. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Privacy Policy