Wordle #1,267: HILLY

December 7, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved HILLY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
DILLS
HILLY

How PLATE Solved HILLY in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that L was in the word but in a different position, leaving 542 words that could still be the answer. DILLS cut that to 10, and the Word Bot selected HILLY for guess three.

PLATE → 542 → DILLS → 10 → HILLY

How Different Starting Words Solved HILLY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve HILLY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
SLATE4
STARE5
CLASP5

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

Wordle #1,267 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,267 for December 7, 2024 was HILLY.

First letter
H
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
I
Repeated letters
L
Meaning
Having many hills

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