Wordle #258: AHEAD

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

PLATE
AMBER
AHEAD

How PLATE Solved AHEAD in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that A and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 622 words that could still be the answer. AMBER cut that to 7, and the Word Bot selected AHEAD for guess three.

PLATE → 622 → AMBER → 7 → AHEAD

How Different Starting Words Solved AHEAD

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve AHEAD from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP4

The five openers solved AHEAD in 3–4 guesses, with PLATE, STARE, STALE and SLATE the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #258 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #258 for March 4, 2022 was AHEAD.

First letter
A
Last letter
D
Standard vowels
A, E
Repeated letters
A
Meaning
In a forward direction or in front

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