Wordle #236: PAUSE

February 10, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved PAUSE in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
PARSE
PAUSE

How PLATE Solved PAUSE in Three Guesses

PLATE placed P and E correctly and showed that A was in the word but in a different position, leaving 19 words that could still be the answer. PARSE cut that to 3, and the Word Bot selected PAUSE for guess three.

PLATE → 19 → PARSE → 3 → PAUSE

How Different Starting Words Solved PAUSE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve PAUSE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3

All five openers solved PAUSE in three guesses. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #236 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #236 for February 10, 2022 was PAUSE.

First letter
P
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
A, E, U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

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