Wordle #1,267: HILLY

December 7, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved HILLY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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How PLATE Solved HILLY in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that L was in the word but in a different position, leaving 541 words that could still be the answer. DILLS cut that to 10, and Word Bot selected HILLY for guess three.

PLATE → 541 → DILLS → 10 → HILLY

How Different Starting Words Solved HILLY

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve HILLY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
STARE4
SLATE4
CLASP4

The five openers solved HILLY in 3–4 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.

  • Repeated letters Yes: L appears more than once.
  • Vowels I.
  • First letter It starts with H.
  • Last letter It ends with Y.
  • Definition Having many hills

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