Wordle #21: DEATH

July 10, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved DEATH in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
HEATH
DEATH

How PLATE Solved DEATH in Three Guesses

PLATE placed A and T correctly and showed that E was in the word but in a different position, leaving 20 words that could still be the answer. HEATH cut that to 4, and the Word Bot selected DEATH for guess three.

PLATE → 20 → HEATH → 4 → DEATH

How Different Starting Words Solved DEATH

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve DEATH from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
STARE5

The five openers solved DEATH in 3–5 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 #21 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #21 for July 10, 2021 was DEATH.

First letter
D
Last letter
H
Standard vowels
A, E
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
The event of dying or departure from life

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