Wordle #1,440: QUASH
May 29, 2025 — TurnWord Word Bot solved QUASH in 4 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.
How STARE Solved QUASH in Four Guesses
STARE placed A correctly and showed that S was in the word but in a different position, leaving 170 words that could still be the answer. CHALS cut that to 4, AWASH to 2, and the Word Bot selected QUASH for guess four.
STARE → 170 → CHALS → 4 → AWASH → 2 → QUASH
How Different Starting Words Solved QUASH
| Starting word | Guesses |
|---|---|
| STARE | 4 |
| STALE | 4 |
| SLATE | 4 |
| PLATE | 5 |
| CLASP | 5 |
The five openers solved QUASH in 4–5 guesses, with STARE, STALE and SLATE the fastest to finish in four. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.
Wordle #1,440 Answer and Hints
The answer to Wordle #1,440 for May 29, 2025 was QUASH.
- First letter
- Q
- Last letter
- H
- Standard vowels
- A, U
- Repeated letters
- none
- Meaning
- To reject or void something officially, especially a legal decision
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