Wordle #120: PILOT

October 17, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved PILOT in 2 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
PILOT

Why PLATE Solved PILOT So Quickly

PLATE placed P correctly and showed that L and T were in the word but in different positions, leaving just four words that could still be the answer. The Word Bot selected PILOT for guess two.

PLATE → 4 → PILOT

How Different Starting Words Solved PILOT

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve PILOT from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE2
SLATE3
CLASP3
STARE4
STALE4

The five openers solved PILOT in 2–4 guesses, with PLATE the only one to finish in two. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #120 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #120 for October 17, 2021 was PILOT.

First letter
P
Last letter
T
Standard vowels
I, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A person licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

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