Wordle #1,016: TABOO

March 31, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved TABOO in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
TAINT
TABOR
TABOO

How PLATE Solved TABOO in Four Guesses

PLATE showed that A and T were in the word but in different positions, leaving 359 words that could still be the answer. TAINT cut that to 46, TABOR to 2, and the Word Bot selected TABOO for guess four.

PLATE → 359 → TAINT → 46 → TABOR → 2 → TABOO

How Different Starting Words Solved TABOO

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve TABOO from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
STALE4
SLATE4
STARE5
CLASP5

The five openers solved TABOO in 4–5 guesses, with PLATE, STALE and SLATE the fastest to finish in four. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,016 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,016 for March 31, 2024 was TABOO.

First letter
T
Last letter
O
Standard vowels
A, O
Repeated letters
O
Meaning
Something prohibited or restricted by social custom or emotional aversion

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