Wordle #1,056: MEDIA

May 10, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved MEDIA in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
AMBER
MEDIA

How PLATE Solved MEDIA in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that A and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 622 words that could still be the answer. AMBER cut that to 25, and the Word Bot selected MEDIA for guess three.

PLATE → 622 → AMBER → 25 → MEDIA

How Different Starting Words Solved MEDIA

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve MEDIA from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
SLATE3
STARE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #1,056 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,056 for May 10, 2024 was MEDIA.

First letter
M
Last letter
A
Standard vowels
A, E, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Means of mass communication, such as broadcasting, publishing, and the internet

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