Wordle #650 Answer – March 31, 2023

This page covers Wordle puzzle #650, played on Friday, March 31, 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 #650

Hint 1: How many vowels?

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

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter E.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter Y.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

Yes, one letter appears more than once.

Wordle #650 Answer

The answer to Wordle #650 on March 31, 2023 was:

EVERY

EVERY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

How Hard Was Wordle #650?

5.1/10Medium-Hard
52%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.
  • Less common letters (V, Y) that starting words rarely test.
  • 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 EVERY

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
SLATESLATE138
CRANECRANE105
TRACETRACE95
STARESTARE9
RAISERAISE89
AUDIOAUDIO147

On this puzzle, STARE was the most useful opener, leaving 9 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #650 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach EVERY. 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. SLATESLATE157
2. DECORDECOR8
3. GREENGREEN2
4. EMERYEMERY1
5. EVERYEVERYSolved

Solved in 5 guesses. After SLATE, 157 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 EVERY

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stE47.1%3.3%
2ndV6.7%0.6%
3rdE47.1%7.6%
4thR36.1%6.6%
5thY16.5%14.3%

On This Day in Wordle: March 31

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2026#1746SWAMP
2025#1381BOOTY
2024#1016TABOO
2022#285LOWLY

Wordle #650 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on March 31, 2023?

The answer to Wordle #650 on March 31, 2023 was EVERY.

Was Wordle #650 hard?

We rate it 5.1 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 52% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #650?

Of the popular openers, STARE did best, leaving 9 possible answers after the first guess.