Wordle #103: SPICY

September 30, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved SPICY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
SYRUP
SPICY

How PLATE Solved SPICY in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that P was in the word but in a different position, leaving 240 words that could still be the answer. SYRUP cut that to 7, and the Word Bot selected SPICY for guess three.

PLATE → 240 → SYRUP → 7 → SPICY

How Different Starting Words Solved SPICY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve SPICY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
STARE4

The five openers solved SPICY in 3–4 guesses, with PLATE, STALE, SLATE and CLASP the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #103 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #103 for September 30, 2021 was SPICY.

First letter
S
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Having an agreeably pungent taste

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