Wordle #84: START

September 11, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved START in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

S
T
A
R
E
S
T
A
R
K
S
T
A
R
T
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How STARE Solved START in Three Guesses

STARE placed S, T, A and R correctly, leaving just six words that could still be the answer. STARK cut that to 5, and Word Bot selected START for guess three.

STARE → 6 → STARK → 5 → START

How Different Starting Words Solved START

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve START from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
CLASP3
PLATE4
STALE4
SLATE4

The five openers solved START in 3–4 guesses, with STARE and CLASP the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #84 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #84 for September 11, 2021 was START.

  • Repeated letters Yes: T appears more than once.
  • Vowels A.
  • First letter It starts with S.
  • Last letter It ends with T.
  • Definition The beginning of anything

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