Wordle #843: SNAIL

October 10, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved SNAIL in 2 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STALE
SNAIL

Why STALE Solved SNAIL So Quickly

STALE placed S and A correctly and showed that L was in the word but in a different position, leaving 23 words that could still be the answer. The Word Bot selected SNAIL for guess two.

STALE → 23 → SNAIL

How Different Starting Words Solved SNAIL

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve SNAIL from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE2
STARE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
PLATE4

The five openers solved SNAIL in 2–4 guesses, with STALE the only one to finish in two. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #843 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #843 for October 10, 2023 was SNAIL.

First letter
S
Last letter
L
Standard vowels
A, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A mollusk with a soft body and spiral shell that moves very slowly

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