Wordle #286: SNOUT

April 1, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved SNOUT in 3 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STALE
SHOUT
SNOUT

How STALE Solved SNOUT in Three Guesses

STALE placed S correctly and showed that T was in the word but in a different position, leaving 77 words that could still be the answer. SHOUT cut that to 4, and the Word Bot selected SNOUT for guess three.

STALE → 77 → SHOUT → 4 → SNOUT

How Different Starting Words Solved SNOUT

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve SNOUT from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE3
SLATE3
PLATE4
STARE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #286 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #286 for April 1, 2022 was SNOUT.

First letter
S
Last letter
T
Standard vowels
O, U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
The projecting nose and mouth of an animal

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