Wordle #1,291: LEMUR

December 31, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved LEMUR in 3 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STALE
REBEL
LEMUR

How STALE Solved LEMUR in Three Guesses

STALE showed that L and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 300 words that could still be the answer. REBEL cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected LEMUR for guess three.

STALE → 300 → REBEL → 1 → LEMUR

How Different Starting Words Solved LEMUR

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve LEMUR from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE3
SLATE3
PLATE4
STARE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #1,291 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,291 for December 31, 2024 was LEMUR.

First letter
L
Last letter
R
Standard vowels
E, U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A large-eyed primate with a long furry tail found in Madagascar

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