Wordle #898: WORST

December 4, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved WORST in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
TORUS
WORST

How STARE Solved WORST in Three Guesses

STARE showed that S, T and R were in the word but in different positions, leaving 93 words that could still be the answer. TORUS cut that to 2, and the Word Bot selected WORST for guess three.

STARE → 93 → TORUS → 2 → WORST

How Different Starting Words Solved WORST

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve WORST from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
PLATE4
STALE4

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

Wordle #898 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #898 for December 4, 2023 was WORST.

First letter
W
Last letter
T
Standard vowels
O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
The most inferior in quality or the least desirable

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