Wordle #1,147: OUNCE

August 9, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved OUNCE in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
SNORE
OUNCE

How PLATE Solved OUNCE in Three Guesses

PLATE placed E correctly, leaving 578 words that could still be the answer. SNORE cut that to 18, and the Word Bot selected OUNCE for guess three.

PLATE → 578 → SNORE → 18 → OUNCE

How Different Starting Words Solved OUNCE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve OUNCE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP5

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

Wordle #1,147 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,147 for August 9, 2024 was OUNCE.

First letter
O
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
E, O, U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 28.349 grams

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