Wordle #1,602: PERIL

November 7, 2025 — TurnWord Word Bot solved PERIL in 2 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
PERIL

Why PLATE Solved PERIL So Quickly

PLATE placed P correctly and showed that L and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 27 words that could still be the answer. The Word Bot selected PERIL for guess two.

PLATE → 27 → PERIL

How Different Starting Words Solved PERIL

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve PERIL from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE2
STARE3
STALE3
CLASP3
SLATE4

The five openers solved PERIL in 2–4 guesses, with PLATE the only one to finish in two. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,602 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,602 for November 7, 2025 was PERIL.

First letter
P
Last letter
L
Standard vowels
E, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A source of danger or possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

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