Wordle #1,331: BONUS

February 9, 2025 — TurnWord Word Bot solved BONUS in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
CIONS
SONGS
BONUS

How PLATE Solved BONUS in Four Guesses

PLATE found none of BONUS's letters, ruling out P, L, A, T and E, leaving 1,825 words that could still be the answer. CIONS cut that to 34, SONGS to 12, and the Word Bot selected BONUS for guess four.

PLATE → 1,825 → CIONS → 34 → SONGS → 12 → BONUS

How Different Starting Words Solved BONUS

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve BONUS from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4

All five openers solved BONUS in four guesses. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,331 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,331 for February 9, 2025 was BONUS.

First letter
B
Last letter
S
Standard vowels
O, U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
An additional payment to employees as a means of increasing output

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