Wordle #1,142: LOWER

August 4, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved LOWER in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
NEWEL
LOWER

How PLATE Solved LOWER in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that L and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 446 words that could still be the answer. NEWEL cut that to 3, and the Word Bot selected LOWER for guess three.

PLATE → 446 → NEWEL → 3 → LOWER

How Different Starting Words Solved LOWER

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve LOWER from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE4
CLASP4
STALE5
SLATE5

The five openers solved LOWER in 3–5 guesses, with PLATE the only one to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,142 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,142 for August 4, 2024 was LOWER.

First letter
L
Last letter
R
Standard vowels
E, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
To move something or somebody to a lower position

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