Wordle #1,199: CLOUD

September 30, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved CLOUD in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
SLUNK
CLOUD

How PLATE Solved CLOUD in Three Guesses

PLATE placed L correctly, leaving 142 words that could still be the answer. SLUNK cut that to 4, and the Word Bot selected CLOUD for guess three.

PLATE → 142 → SLUNK → 4 → CLOUD

How Different Starting Words Solved CLOUD

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve CLOUD from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
STALE4

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

Wordle #1,199 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,199 for September 30, 2024 was CLOUD.

First letter
C
Last letter
D
Standard vowels
O, U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A visible mass of water droplets or ice suspended in the sky

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