Wordle #846: UNCLE

October 13, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved UNCLE in 3 guesses starting with SLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

SLATE
BILGE
UNCLE

How SLATE Solved UNCLE in Three Guesses

SLATE placed E correctly and showed that L was in the word but in a different position, leaving 138 words that could still be the answer. BILGE cut that to 47, and the Word Bot selected UNCLE for guess three.

SLATE → 138 → BILGE → 47 → UNCLE

How Different Starting Words Solved UNCLE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve UNCLE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
SLATE3
CLASP3
PLATE4
STARE4
STALE4

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

Wordle #846 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #846 for October 13, 2023 was UNCLE.

First letter
U
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
E, U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
The brother of your father or mother, or the husband of your aunt

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