Wordle #781: LOVER

August 9, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved LOVER in 4 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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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 Word Bot selected LOVER for guess four.

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

How Different Starting Words Solved LOVER

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve LOVER from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuessesNote
PLATE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4
STARE5Probe on guess 3

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.

Probe marks a guess Word Bot knew could not be the answer, played to test several look-alike candidates in one turn instead of trying them one by one.

Wordle #781 Answer and Hints

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

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels E and O.
  • First letter It starts with L.
  • Last letter It ends with R.
  • Definition A person who loves someone or is loved by someone

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