Wordle #648 Answer – March 29, 2023

This page covers Wordle puzzle #648, played on Wednesday, March 29, 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 #648

Hint 1: How many vowels?

The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter B.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter T.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

Yes, one letter appears more than once.

Wordle #648 Answer

The answer to Wordle #648 on March 29, 2023 was:

BESET

BESET has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

How Hard Was Wordle #648?

4.3/10Medium
29%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
3look-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.
  • 3 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.

Look-alike answers: BEGET, BERET, RESET.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against BESET

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.

OpenerFeedbackAnswers left
SLATESLATE12
CRANECRANE112
TRACETRACE49
STARESTARE11
RAISERAISE30
AUDIOAUDIO147

On this puzzle, STARE was the most useful opener, leaving 11 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #648 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach BESET. 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.

GuessFeedbackWords still possible
1. SLATESLATE14
2. CRESTCREST3
3. BESETBESETSolved

Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 14 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 BESET

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stB11.5%7.5%
2ndE47.1%10.6%
3rdS25.8%3.1%
4thE47.1%13.2%
5thT29.6%11.2%

On This Day in Wordle: March 29

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2026#1744CHUMP
2025#1379SORRY
2024#1014REALM
2022#283SHALL

Wordle #648 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on March 29, 2023?

The answer to Wordle #648 on March 29, 2023 was BESET.

Was Wordle #648 hard?

We rate it 4.3 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 29% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #648?

Of the popular openers, STARE did best, leaving 11 possible answers after the first guess.