Wordle #1,158: DELAY

August 20, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved DELAY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
REGAL
DELAY

How PLATE Solved DELAY in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that L, A and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 155 words that could still be the answer. REGAL cut that to 9, and the Word Bot selected DELAY for guess three.

PLATE → 155 → REGAL → 9 → DELAY

How Different Starting Words Solved DELAY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve DELAY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
SLATE3
STALE4
CLASP5

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

Wordle #1,158 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,158 for August 20, 2024 was DELAY.

First letter
D
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
A, E
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
To cause to be slowed down or postponed

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