Wordle #257: MOURN

March 3, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved MOURN in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
CIONS
DONOR
MOURN

How PLATE Solved MOURN in Four Guesses

PLATE found none of MOURN's letters, ruling out P, L, A, T and E, leaving 1,825 words that could still be the answer. CIONS cut that to 46, DONOR to 5, and the Word Bot selected MOURN for guess four.

PLATE → 1,825 → CIONS → 46 → DONOR → 5 → MOURN

How Different Starting Words Solved MOURN

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve MOURN from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #257 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #257 for March 3, 2022 was MOURN.

First letter
M
Last letter
N
Standard vowels
O, U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Feel sadness over someone's death or a loss

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