Wordle #1,204: MINER

October 5, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved MINER in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
DINER
MAYBE
MINER

How PLATE Solved MINER in Four Guesses

PLATE showed that E was in the word but in a different position, leaving 1,589 words that could still be the answer. DINER cut that to 5, MAYBE to 1, and the Word Bot selected MINER for guess four.

PLATE → 1,589 → DINER → 5 → MAYBE → 1 → MINER

How Different Starting Words Solved MINER

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve MINER from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4
STARE6

The five openers solved MINER in 4–6 guesses, with PLATE, STALE, SLATE and CLASP the fastest to finish in four. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,204 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,204 for October 5, 2024 was MINER.

First letter
M
Last letter
R
Standard vowels
E, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A laborer who works in a mine

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