Wordle #193: TAPIR

December 29, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved TAPIR in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
CAPUT
TAPAS
TAPIR

How PLATE Solved TAPIR in Four Guesses

PLATE showed that P, A and T were in the word but in different positions, leaving 23 words that could still be the answer. CAPUT cut that to 4, TAPAS to 1, and the Word Bot selected TAPIR for guess four.

PLATE → 23 → CAPUT → 4 → TAPAS → 1 → TAPIR

How Different Starting Words Solved TAPIR

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve TAPIR from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4
STARE5

The five openers solved TAPIR in 4–5 guesses, with PLATE, STALE, SLATE and CLASP the fastest to finish in four. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #193 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #193 for December 29, 2021 was TAPIR.

First letter
T
Last letter
R
Standard vowels
A, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A large mammal with a heavy body and flexible snout

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