Wordle #171: TRIAD

December 7, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved TRIAD in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
TAINT
TRIAD

How PLATE Solved TRIAD in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that A and T were in the word but in different positions, leaving 359 words that could still be the answer. TAINT cut that to 3, and the Word Bot selected TRIAD for guess three.

PLATE → 359 → TAINT → 3 → TRIAD

How Different Starting Words Solved TRIAD

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve TRIAD from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3

All five openers solved TRIAD in three guesses. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #171 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #171 for December 7, 2021 was TRIAD.

First letter
T
Last letter
D
Standard vowels
A, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A group of three people or things

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