Wordle #1,303: TOTAL

January 12, 2025 — TurnWord Word Bot solved TOTAL in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
DOTAL
TOTAL

How PLATE Solved TOTAL in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that L, A and T were in the word but in different positions, leaving 80 words that could still be the answer. DOTAL cut that to 3, and the Word Bot selected TOTAL for guess three.

PLATE → 80 → DOTAL → 3 → TOTAL

How Different Starting Words Solved TOTAL

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve TOTAL from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #1,303 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,303 for January 12, 2025 was TOTAL.

First letter
T
Last letter
L
Standard vowels
A, O
Repeated letters
T
Meaning
The whole amount or sum of something

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