Wordle #113: HATCH

October 10, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved HATCH in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
TAINT
WHICH
HATCH

How PLATE Solved HATCH 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 38, WHICH to 1, and the Word Bot selected HATCH for guess four.

PLATE → 359 → TAINT → 38 → WHICH → 1 → HATCH

How Different Starting Words Solved HATCH

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve HATCH from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
STARE5
STALE5
SLATE5
CLASP5

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

Wordle #113 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #113 for October 10, 2021 was HATCH.

First letter
H
Last letter
H
Standard vowels
A
Repeated letters
H
Meaning
To emerge from an egg or cause an egg to break open and release young

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