Wordle #608 Answer – February 17, 2023
This page covers Wordle puzzle #608, played on Friday, February 17, 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 #608
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter C.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter E.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
Wordle #608 Answer
The answer to Wordle #608 on February 17, 2023 was:
CACHE
CACHE has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does CACHE Mean?
Cache (noun): A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
Example: “Members of the 29-man Discovery team laid down food caches to allow the polar team to travel light, hopping from food cache to food cache on their return journey.”
How Hard Was Wordle #608?
5.8/10Medium-Hard
66%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
0look-alike answers
- 2 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
- A repeated letter, which most players do not test until late.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- No other answers share four of its five letter spots, so it falls fast once the letters are found.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against CACHE
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 | 25 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 3 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 4 |
| STARE | STARE | 35 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 25 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 355 |
On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 3 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #608 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach CACHE. 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 | 30 |
| 2. RANGE | RANGE | 5 |
| 3. MAIZE | MAIZE | 1 |
| 4. CACHE | CACHE | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 30 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 CACHE
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C | 19.2% | 8.6% |
| 2nd | A | 39.6% | 12.4% |
| 3rd | C | 19.2% | 2.6% |
| 4th | H | 16.9% | 1.2% |
| 5th | E | 47.1% | 19.6% |
On This Day in Wordle: February 17
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Wordle #608 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on February 17, 2023?
The answer to Wordle #608 on February 17, 2023 was CACHE.
Was Wordle #608 hard?
We rate it 5.8 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 66% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #608?
Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 3 possible answers after the first guess.