Wordle #953: EMBER

January 28, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved EMBER in 4 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STALE
DINER
COMFY
EMBER

How STALE Solved EMBER in Four Guesses

STALE showed that E was in the word but in a different position, leaving 941 words that could still be the answer. DINER cut that to 88, COMFY to 4, and the Word Bot selected EMBER for guess four.

STALE → 941 → DINER → 88 → COMFY → 4 → EMBER

How Different Starting Words Solved EMBER

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve EMBER from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE4
SLATE4
PLATE5
STARE5
CLASP5

The five openers solved EMBER in 4–5 guesses, with STALE and SLATE the fastest to finish in four. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #953 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #953 for January 28, 2024 was EMBER.

First letter
E
Last letter
R
Standard vowels
E
Repeated letters
E
Meaning
A hot glowing fragment of wood or coal left from a fire

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