Wordle #840: VIOLA

October 7, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved VIOLA in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
SOLAR
VIOLA

How PLATE Solved VIOLA in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that L and A were in the word but in different positions, leaving 503 words that could still be the answer. SOLAR cut that to 12, and the Word Bot selected VIOLA for guess three.

PLATE → 503 → SOLAR → 12 → VIOLA

How Different Starting Words Solved VIOLA

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve VIOLA from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #840 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #840 for October 7, 2023 was VIOLA.

First letter
V
Last letter
A
Standard vowels
A, I, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin

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