Wordle #149: GAUDY

November 15, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved GAUDY in 3 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STALE
RADON
GAUDY

How STALE Solved GAUDY in Three Guesses

STALE showed that A was in the word but in a different position, leaving 1,099 words that could still be the answer. RADON cut that to 18, and the Word Bot selected GAUDY for guess three.

STALE → 1,099 → RADON → 18 → GAUDY

How Different Starting Words Solved GAUDY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve GAUDY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE3
SLATE3
PLATE4
STARE5
CLASP5

The five openers solved GAUDY in 3–5 guesses, with STALE and SLATE the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #149 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #149 for November 15, 2021 was GAUDY.

First letter
G
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
A, U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Tastelessly showy

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