Wordle #808 Answer – September 5, 2023
This page covers Wordle puzzle #808, played on Tuesday, September 5, 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 #808
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 H.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
Wordle #808 Answer
The answer to Wordle #808 on September 5, 2023 was:
BIRCH
BIRCH has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does BIRCH Mean?
Birch (noun): Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
How Hard Was Wordle #808?
6.4/10Medium-Hard
79%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
1look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: BIRTH.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against BIRCH
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 | 179 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 9 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 2 |
| STARE | STARE | 80 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 17 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 221 |
On this puzzle, TRACE was the most useful opener, leaving 2 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #808 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach BIRCH. 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 | 214 |
| 2. IRONY | IRONY | 4 |
| 3. BIRCH | BIRCH | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 214 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 BIRCH
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | B | 11.5% | 7.5% |
| 2nd | I | 27.8% | 8.3% |
| 3rd | R | 36.1% | 7.1% |
| 4th | C | 19.2% | 6.3% |
| 5th | H | 16.9% | 6% |
On This Day in Wordle: September 5
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #808 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on September 5, 2023?
The answer to Wordle #808 on September 5, 2023 was BIRCH.
Was Wordle #808 hard?
We rate it 6.4 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 79% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #808?
Of the popular openers, TRACE did best, leaving 2 possible answers after the first guess.