Wordle #916: TOUCH

December 22, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved TOUCH in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
COUNT
TOUCH

How STARE Solved TOUCH in Three Guesses

STARE showed that T was in the word but in a different position, leaving 399 words that could still be the answer. COUNT cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected TOUCH for guess three.

STARE → 399 → COUNT → 1 → TOUCH

How Different Starting Words Solved TOUCH

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve TOUCH from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
PLATE4

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

Wordle #916 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #916 for December 22, 2023 was TOUCH.

First letter
T
Last letter
H
Standard vowels
O, U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
The act of making physical contact with something

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