Wordle #138: PULPY

November 4, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved PULPY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
POLYP
PULPY

How PLATE Solved PULPY in Three Guesses

PLATE placed P correctly and showed that L was in the word but in a different position, leaving 47 words that could still be the answer. POLYP cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected PULPY for guess three.

PLATE → 47 → POLYP → 1 → PULPY

How Different Starting Words Solved PULPY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve PULPY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #138 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #138 for November 4, 2021 was PULPY.

First letter
P
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
U
Repeated letters
P
Meaning
Soft and mushy like overripe fruit, lacking firmness

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