Wordle #816: CLEAR

September 13, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved CLEAR in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
PALER
CLEAR

How STARE Solved CLEAR in Three Guesses

STARE showed that A, R and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 233 words that could still be the answer. PALER cut that to 3, and the Word Bot selected CLEAR for guess three.

STARE → 233 → PALER → 3 → CLEAR

How Different Starting Words Solved CLEAR

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve CLEAR from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
PLATE5

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

Wordle #816 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #816 for September 13, 2023 was CLEAR.

First letter
C
Last letter
R
Standard vowels
A, E
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Easy to perceive; transparent; to remove obstructions

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