Wordle #1,302: DINGY

January 11, 2025 — TurnWord Word Bot solved DINGY in 3 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STALE
CRONY
DINGY

How STALE Solved DINGY in Three Guesses

STALE found none of DINGY's letters, ruling out S, T, A, L and E, leaving 1,054 words that could still be the answer. CRONY cut that to 40, and the Word Bot selected DINGY for guess three.

STALE → 1,054 → CRONY → 40 → DINGY

How Different Starting Words Solved DINGY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve DINGY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE3
SLATE3
PLATE4
STARE4
CLASP5

The five openers solved DINGY in 3–5 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 #1,302 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,302 for January 11, 2025 was DINGY.

First letter
D
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Dirty and discolored; grimy

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