Wordle #1,685: FLAKY

January 29, 2026 — TurnWord Word Bot solved FLAKY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
SLACK
FLAKY

How PLATE Solved FLAKY in Three Guesses

PLATE placed L and A correctly, leaving 93 words that could still be the answer. SLACK cut that to 2, and the Word Bot selected FLAKY for guess three.

PLATE → 93 → SLACK → 2 → FLAKY

How Different Starting Words Solved FLAKY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve FLAKY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
SLATE3
STALE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #1,685 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,685 for January 29, 2026 was FLAKY.

First letter
F
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
A
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Breaking or separating easily into flakes

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