Wordle #204: GORGE

January 9, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved GORGE in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
SNORE
FORGE
GORGE

How PLATE Solved GORGE in Four Guesses

PLATE placed E correctly, leaving 578 words that could still be the answer. SNORE cut that to 25, FORGE to 1, and the Word Bot selected GORGE for guess four.

PLATE → 578 → SNORE → 25 → FORGE → 1 → GORGE

How Different Starting Words Solved GORGE

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

The five openers solved GORGE 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 #204 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #204 for January 9, 2022 was GORGE.

First letter
G
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
E, O
Repeated letters
G
Meaning
A deep ravine, usually with a river running through it

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