Wordle #96: CIVIC

September 23, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved CIVIC in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
CIONS
CIVIC

How PLATE Solved CIVIC in Three Guesses

PLATE found none of CIVIC's letters, ruling out P, L, A, T and E, leaving 1,825 words that could still be the answer. CIONS cut that to 4, and the Word Bot selected CIVIC for guess three.

PLATE → 1,825 → CIONS → 4 → CIVIC

How Different Starting Words Solved CIVIC

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve CIVIC from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
CLASP3
STALE4
SLATE4

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

Wordle #96 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #96 for September 23, 2021 was CIVIC.

First letter
C
Last letter
C
Standard vowels
I
Repeated letters
C, I
Meaning
Relating to a city or citizenship

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