Wordle #869: FLARE

November 5, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved FLARE in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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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 Word Bot selected FLARE for guess three.

PLATE → 21 → BLARE → 2 → FLARE

How Different Starting Words Solved FLARE

Guesses 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.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels A and E.
  • First letter It starts with F.
  • Last letter It ends with E.
  • Definition A sudden burst of flame or bright light

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