Wordle #1,399: DIRGE

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

PLATE
SNORE
DIRGE

How PLATE Solved DIRGE in Three Guesses

PLATE placed E correctly, leaving 578 words that could still be the answer. SNORE cut that to 77, and the Word Bot selected DIRGE for guess three.

PLATE → 578 → SNORE → 77 → DIRGE

How Different Starting Words Solved DIRGE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve DIRGE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
SLATE3
STARE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #1,399 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,399 for April 18, 2025 was DIRGE.

First letter
D
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
E, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A song or hymn of mourning composed for a dead person

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