Wordle #1,242: FLOWN

November 12, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved FLOWN in 3 guesses starting with SLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

SLATE
FLUNK
FLOWN

How SLATE Solved FLOWN in Three Guesses

SLATE placed L correctly, leaving 94 words that could still be the answer. FLUNK cut that to 2, and the Word Bot selected FLOWN for guess three.

SLATE → 94 → FLUNK → 2 → FLOWN

How Different Starting Words Solved FLOWN

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve FLOWN from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
SLATE3
CLASP3
STARE4
STALE4
PLATE5

The five openers solved FLOWN in 3–5 guesses, with SLATE and CLASP the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,242 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,242 for November 12, 2024 was FLOWN.

First letter
F
Last letter
N
Standard vowels
O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Past participle of fly; traveled through the air

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