Wordle #119: DUTCH

October 16, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved DUTCH in 3 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STALE
TROUT
DUTCH

How STALE Solved DUTCH in Three Guesses

STALE showed that T was in the word but in a different position, leaving 449 words that could still be the answer. TROUT cut that to 24, and the Word Bot selected DUTCH for guess three.

STALE → 449 → TROUT → 24 → DUTCH

How Different Starting Words Solved DUTCH

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve DUTCH from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE3
PLATE4
STARE4
SLATE4
CLASP5

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

Wordle #119 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #119 for October 16, 2021 was DUTCH.

First letter
D
Last letter
H
Standard vowels
U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
The people of the Netherlands

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