Wordle #129: DOZEN

October 26, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved DOZEN 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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L
A
T
E
D
I
N
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R
D
O
Z
E
N
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How PLATE Solved DOZEN in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that E was in the word but in a different position, leaving 1,584 words that could still be the answer. DINER cut that to 3, and Word Bot selected DOZEN for guess three.

PLATE → 1,584 → DINER → 3 → DOZEN

How Different Starting Words Solved DOZEN

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve DOZEN from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP4

The five openers solved DOZEN in 3–4 guesses, with PLATE, STARE, STALE and SLATE the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #129 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #129 for October 26, 2021 was DOZEN.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels E and O.
  • First letter It starts with D.
  • Last letter It ends with N.
  • Definition A group of twelve items

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