Wordle #249: TROVE

February 23, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved TROVE in 3 guesses starting with CLASP. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

CLASP
TONER
TROVE

How CLASP Solved TROVE in Three Guesses

CLASP found none of TROVE's letters, ruling out C, L, A, S and P, leaving 2,267 words that could still be the answer. TONER cut that to 4, and the Word Bot selected TROVE for guess three.

CLASP → 2,267 → TONER → 4 → TROVE

How Different Starting Words Solved TROVE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve TROVE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
CLASP3
PLATE5
STARE5
STALE5
SLATE5

The five openers solved TROVE in 3–5 guesses, with CLASP the only one to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #249 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #249 for February 23, 2022 was TROVE.

First letter
T
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
E, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A treasure of unknown ownership found hidden, usually in the earth

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