Wordle #148: PITHY

November 14, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved PITHY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
POINT
PITHY

How PLATE Solved PITHY in Three Guesses

PLATE placed P correctly and showed that T was in the word but in a different position, leaving 35 words that could still be the answer. POINT cut that to 5, and the Word Bot selected PITHY for guess three.

PLATE → 35 → POINT → 5 → PITHY

How Different Starting Words Solved PITHY

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

The five openers solved PITHY 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 #148 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #148 for November 14, 2021 was PITHY.

First letter
P
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Concise and full of meaning

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