Wordle #205: QUERY

January 10, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved QUERY in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
DINER
EUROS
QUERY

How PLATE Solved QUERY in Four Guesses

PLATE showed that E was in the word but in a different position, leaving 1,589 words that could still be the answer. DINER cut that to 127, EUROS to 1, and the Word Bot selected QUERY for guess four.

PLATE → 1,589 → DINER → 127 → EUROS → 1 → QUERY

How Different Starting Words Solved QUERY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve QUERY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
STARE5
STALE5
SLATE5
CLASP5

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

Wordle #205 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #205 for January 10, 2022 was QUERY.

First letter
Q
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
E, U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A question or an instance of questioning

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