Wordle #253: CHANT

February 27, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved CHANT in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
SCANT
CHANT

How PLATE Solved CHANT in Three Guesses

PLATE placed A correctly and showed that T was in the word but in a different position, leaving 124 words that could still be the answer. SCANT cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected CHANT for guess three.

PLATE → 124 → SCANT → 1 → CHANT

How Different Starting Words Solved CHANT

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve CHANT from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
STARE4

The five openers solved CHANT in 3–4 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 #253 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #253 for February 27, 2022 was CHANT.

First letter
C
Last letter
T
Standard vowels
A
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A repetitive song in which syllables are assigned to a single tone

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