Wordle #1,272: VYING

December 12, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved VYING in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
CIONS
DYING
VYING

How PLATE Solved VYING in Four Guesses

PLATE found none of VYING's letters, ruling out P, L, A, T and E, leaving 1,825 words that could still be the answer. CIONS cut that to 17, DYING to 3, and the Word Bot selected VYING for guess four.

PLATE → 1,825 → CIONS → 17 → DYING → 3 → VYING

How Different Starting Words Solved VYING

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve VYING from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4

All five openers solved VYING in four guesses. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,272 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,272 for December 12, 2024 was VYING.

First letter
V
Last letter
G
Standard vowels
I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Competing for something or engaging in a contest

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