Wordle #581 Answer – January 21, 2023
This page covers Wordle puzzle #581, played on Saturday, January 21, 2023. If you are playing it in the NYT Wordle archive, start with the hints. The answer comes after them, along with what the word means, how hard it was, and how the most popular starting words would have done.
Hints for Wordle #581
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter B.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter B.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.
Wordle #581 Answer
The answer to Wordle #581 on January 21, 2023 was:
BLURB
BLURB has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does BLURB Mean?
Blurb (noun): A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.
How Hard Was Wordle #581?
8.4/10Hard
96%harder than this share of all 1,961 Wordles
1look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- A repeated letter, which most players do not test until late.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: BLURT.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against BLURB
Here is the color feedback each well-known opener would have given on this puzzle, and how many past Wordle answers would still fit after that one guess. Fewer is better.
| Opener | Feedback | Answers left |
|---|---|---|
| SLATE | SLATE | 39 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 76 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 51 |
| STARE | STARE | 17 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 82 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 88 |
On this puzzle, STARE was the most useful opener, leaving 17 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #581 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach BLURB. We open with SLATE, then each next guess is the word, from those still possible, that leaves the fewest options on average. Every guess fits all the clues so far, so this path is also legal in Hard Mode.
| Guess | Feedback | Words still possible |
|---|---|---|
| 1. SLATE | SLATE | 40 |
| 2. FLUNK | FLUNK | 4 |
| 3. CLUMP | CLUMP | 1 |
| 4. BLURB | BLURB | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 40 everyday words still fit. Try your own guesses in our Wordle solver to see which words were left at each step.
Letter-by-Letter Breakdown of BLURB
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | B | 11.5% | 7.5% |
| 2nd | L | 28% | 8.7% |
| 3rd | U | 19.5% | 7.1% |
| 4th | R | 36.1% | 6.6% |
| 5th | B | 11.5% | 0.5% |
On This Day in Wordle: January 21
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Wordle #581 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on January 21, 2023?
The answer to Wordle #581 on January 21, 2023 was BLURB.
Was Wordle #581 hard?
We rate it 8.4 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 96% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #581?
Of the popular openers, STARE did best, leaving 17 possible answers after the first guess.