Wordle #266: TODAY

March 12, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved TODAY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
TAINT
TODAY

How PLATE Solved TODAY in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that A and T were in the word but in different positions, leaving 359 words that could still be the answer. TAINT cut that to 17, and the Word Bot selected TODAY for guess three.

PLATE → 359 → TAINT → 17 → TODAY

How Different Starting Words Solved TODAY

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

The five openers solved TODAY 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 #266 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #266 for March 12, 2022 was TODAY.

First letter
T
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
A, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
The day that includes the present moment

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