Wordle #1,266: SHOVE

December 6, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved SHOVE in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
SNORE
SKOBE
SHOVE

How PLATE Solved SHOVE in Four Guesses

PLATE placed E correctly, leaving 578 words that could still be the answer. SNORE cut that to 4, SKOBE to 1, and the Word Bot selected SHOVE for guess four.

PLATE → 578 → SNORE → 4 → SKOBE → 1 → SHOVE

How Different Starting Words Solved SHOVE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve SHOVE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
STARE4
CLASP4
STALE5
SLATE5

The five openers solved SHOVE in 4–5 guesses, with PLATE, STARE and CLASP the fastest to finish in four. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,266 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,266 for December 6, 2024 was SHOVE.

First letter
S
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
E, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
To push someone or something roughly

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