Wordle #1,045: CRAFT

April 29, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved CRAFT in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
TRACT
CRAFT

How STARE Solved CRAFT in Three Guesses

STARE placed A correctly and showed that T and R were in the word but in different positions, leaving 40 words that could still be the answer. TRACT cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected CRAFT for guess three.

STARE → 40 → TRACT → 1 → CRAFT

How Different Starting Words Solved CRAFT

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve CRAFT from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
STALE3
CLASP3
PLATE4
SLATE4

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

Wordle #1,045 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,045 for April 29, 2024 was CRAFT.

First letter
C
Last letter
T
Standard vowels
A
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Skill in making things by hand

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