Wordle #1,309: SILLY

January 18, 2025 — TurnWord Word Bot solved SILLY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
DILLS
SILLY

How PLATE Solved SILLY in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that L was in the word but in a different position, leaving 542 words that could still be the answer. DILLS cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected SILLY for guess three.

PLATE → 542 → DILLS → 1 → SILLY

How Different Starting Words Solved SILLY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve SILLY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
STARE4

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

Wordle #1,309 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,309 for January 18, 2025 was SILLY.

First letter
S
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
I
Repeated letters
L
Meaning
Foolish or lacking good sense

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