Wordle #1,216: HALVE

October 17, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved HALVE in 4 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
ANGLE
VALUE
HALVE

How STARE Solved HALVE in Four Guesses

STARE placed E correctly and showed that A was in the word but in a different position, leaving 185 words that could still be the answer. ANGLE cut that to 13, VALUE to 2, and the Word Bot selected HALVE for guess four.

STARE → 185 → ANGLE → 13 → VALUE → 2 → HALVE

How Different Starting Words Solved HALVE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve HALVE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4
PLATE5

The five openers solved HALVE in 4–5 guesses, with STARE, 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 #1,216 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,216 for October 17, 2024 was HALVE.

First letter
H
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
A, E
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
To divide something into two equal parts

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