Wordle #1,007: DECAY

March 22, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved DECAY in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
ANGEL
DECAY

How STARE Solved DECAY in Three Guesses

STARE showed that A and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 345 words that could still be the answer. ANGEL cut that to 40, and the Word Bot selected DECAY for guess three.

STARE → 345 → ANGEL → 40 → DECAY

How Different Starting Words Solved DECAY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve DECAY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
CLASP3
STALE4
SLATE4
PLATE5

The five openers solved DECAY in 3–5 guesses, with STARE and CLASP the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,007 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,007 for March 22, 2024 was DECAY.

First letter
D
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
A, E
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
The process of rotting or gradually breaking down

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