Wordle #1,427: FIFTH

May 16, 2025 — TurnWord Word Bot solved FIFTH in 3 guesses starting with SLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

SLATE
NORTH
FIFTH

How SLATE Solved FIFTH in Three Guesses

SLATE placed T correctly, leaving 150 words that could still be the answer. NORTH cut that to 2, and the Word Bot selected FIFTH for guess three.

SLATE → 150 → NORTH → 2 → FIFTH

How Different Starting Words Solved FIFTH

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve FIFTH from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
SLATE3
PLATE4
STARE4
STALE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #1,427 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,427 for May 16, 2025 was FIFTH.

First letter
F
Last letter
H
Standard vowels
I
Repeated letters
F
Meaning
Position five in a countable series of things

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