Wordle #238: ULTRA

February 12, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved ULTRA in 2 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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T
A
R
E
U
L
T
R
A
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Why STARE Solved ULTRA So Quickly

STARE placed R correctly and showed that T and A were in the word but in different positions, leaving 12 words that could still be the answer. Word Bot selected ULTRA for guess two.

STARE → 12 → ULTRA

How Different Starting Words Solved ULTRA

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve ULTRA from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE2
PLATE3
SLATE3
STALE4
CLASP4

The five openers solved ULTRA in 2–4 guesses, with STARE the only one to finish in two. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #238 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #238 for February 12, 2022 was ULTRA.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels A and U.
  • First letter It starts with U.
  • Last letter It ends with A.
  • Definition Extreme or going far beyond the usual limits

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