Wordle #12: MODEL
July 1, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved MODEL in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.
How STARE Solved MODEL in Three Guesses
STARE showed that E was in the word but in a different position, leaving 759 words that could still be the answer. OLDEN cut that to 3, and the Word Bot selected MODEL for guess three.
STARE → 759 → OLDEN → 3 → MODEL
How Different Starting Words Solved MODEL
| Starting word | Guesses |
|---|---|
| STARE | 3 |
| SLATE | 3 |
| PLATE | 4 |
| STALE | 4 |
| CLASP | 4 |
The five openers solved MODEL in 3–4 guesses, with STARE and SLATE the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.
Wordle #12 Answer and Hints
The answer to Wordle #12 for July 1, 2021 was MODEL.
- First letter
- M
- Last letter
- L
- Standard vowels
- E, O
- Repeated letters
- none
- Meaning
- A representation of something, sometimes on a smaller scale
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