Wordle #259: BRINE

March 5, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved BRINE in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
SNORE
BRINE

How PLATE Solved BRINE in Three Guesses

PLATE placed E correctly, leaving 578 words that could still be the answer. SNORE cut that to 16, and the Word Bot selected BRINE for guess three.

PLATE → 578 → SNORE → 16 → BRINE

How Different Starting Words Solved BRINE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve BRINE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP4
STARE6

The five openers solved BRINE in 3–6 guesses, with PLATE, STALE and SLATE the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #259 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #259 for March 5, 2022 was BRINE.

First letter
B
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
E, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Water containing salts, especially for pickling

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