Wordle #1,188: PRESS

September 19, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved PRESS in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
POKER
PRESS

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 158 words that could still be the answer. POKER cut that to 27, and the Word Bot selected PRESS for guess three.

PLATE → 158 → POKER → 27 → PRESS

How Different Starting Words Solved PRESS

Guesses the 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.

First letter
P
Last letter
S
Standard vowels
E
Repeated letters
S
Meaning
To push firmly against something or a machine for printing

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