Wordle #1,188: PRESS

September 19, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved PRESS in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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P
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E
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P
R
E
S
S
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How PLATE Solved PRESS in Three Guesses

PLATE placed P correctly and showed that E was in the word but in a different position, leaving 157 words that could still be the answer. POKER cut that to 27, and Word Bot selected PRESS for guess three.

PLATE → 157 → POKER → 27 → PRESS

How Different Starting Words Solved PRESS

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve PRESS from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
CLASP3
STALE4
SLATE4

The five openers solved PRESS in 3–4 guesses, with PLATE, STARE and CLASP the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,188 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,188 for September 19, 2024 was PRESS.

  • Repeated letters Yes: S appears more than once.
  • Vowels E.
  • First letter It starts with P.
  • Last letter It ends with S.
  • Definition To push firmly against something or a machine for printing

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