Wordle #1,251: SPINE

November 21, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved SPINE in 2 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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Why STARE Solved SPINE So Quickly

STARE placed S and E correctly, leaving 83 words that could still be the answer. Word Bot selected SPINE for guess two.

STARE → 83 → SPINE

How Different Starting Words Solved SPINE

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve SPINE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE2
STALE2
SLATE2
PLATE4
CLASP5

The five openers solved SPINE in 2–5 guesses, with STARE, STALE and SLATE the fastest to finish in two. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,251 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,251 for November 21, 2024 was SPINE.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels E and I.
  • First letter It starts with S.
  • Last letter It ends with E.
  • Definition The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton

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