Wordle #1,144: ANVIL

August 6, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved ANVIL in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
CANAL
ANVIL

How STARE Solved ANVIL in Three Guesses

STARE showed that A was in the word but in a different position, leaving 1,057 words that could still be the answer. CANAL cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected ANVIL for guess three.

STARE → 1,057 → CANAL → 1 → ANVIL

How Different Starting Words Solved ANVIL

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve ANVIL from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
STALE4
PLATE5

The five openers solved ANVIL in 3–5 guesses, with STARE, SLATE and CLASP the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,144 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,144 for August 6, 2024 was ANVIL.

First letter
A
Last letter
L
Standard vowels
A, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering

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