Wordle #175: CONIC

December 11, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved CONIC in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
CIONS
CONIC

How PLATE Solved CONIC in Three Guesses

PLATE found none of CONIC's letters, ruling out P, L, A, T and E, leaving 1,825 words that could still be the answer. CIONS cut that to 4, and the Word Bot selected CONIC for guess three.

PLATE → 1,825 → CIONS → 4 → CONIC

How Different Starting Words Solved CONIC

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve CONIC from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
STARE4

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

Wordle #175 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #175 for December 11, 2021 was CONIC.

First letter
C
Last letter
C
Standard vowels
I, O
Repeated letters
C
Meaning
Relating to or resembling a cone

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