Wordle #869: FLARE

November 5, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved FLARE in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
BLARE
FLARE

How PLATE Solved FLARE in Three Guesses

PLATE placed L, A and E correctly, leaving 21 words that could still be the answer. BLARE cut that to 2, and the Word Bot selected FLARE for guess three.

PLATE → 21 → BLARE → 2 → FLARE

How Different Starting Words Solved FLARE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve FLARE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3

All five openers solved FLARE in three guesses. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #869 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #869 for November 5, 2023 was FLARE.

First letter
F
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
A, E
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A sudden burst of flame or bright light

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