Wordle #278: CHEST

March 24, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved CHEST in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
RESET
CHEST

How PLATE Solved CHEST in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that T and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 436 words that could still be the answer. RESET cut that to 14, and the Word Bot selected CHEST for guess three.

PLATE → 436 → RESET → 14 → CHEST

How Different Starting Words Solved CHEST

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve CHEST from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
STARE4
STALE4

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

Wordle #278 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #278 for March 24, 2022 was CHEST.

First letter
C
Last letter
T
Standard vowels
E
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
The part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm

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