Wordle #257: MOURN

March 3, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved MOURN in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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N
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M
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How PLATE Solved MOURN in Four Guesses

PLATE found none of MOURN's letters, ruling out P, L, A, T and E, leaving 1,811 words that could still be the answer. CIONS cut that to 46, DONOR to 5, and Word Bot selected MOURN for guess four.

PLATE → 1,811 → CIONS → 46 → DONOR → 5 → MOURN

How Different Starting Words Solved MOURN

Guesses 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.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels O and U.
  • First letter It starts with M.
  • Last letter It ends with N.
  • Definition Feel sadness over someone's death or a loss

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