31-Oct-2023 in 5

Guess #1:  SERAI

• "E" is out of place
  
• "A" is in the correct place
  

Guess #2:  CLEFT

• "L" is in the correct place
  
• "E" is in the correct place
  
• Four words left "BLEAK" or "GLEAM" or "GLEAN" or "PLEAD"
  
• No clear strategy to win in 3 or in 4
  

Guess #3:  GLEAM

• "A" is in the correct place
  
• Down to two possibilities
  

Guess #4:  PLEAD

• Dag nab it.  Missed it.
  

Guess #5:  BLEAK