Wordle #287: TROPE
April 2, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved TROPE in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.
How PLATE Solved TROPE in Three Guesses
PLATE placed E correctly and showed that P and T were in the word but in different positions, leaving 10 words that could still be the answer. TRIPE cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected TROPE for guess three.
PLATE → 10 → TRIPE → 1 → TROPE
How Different Starting Words Solved TROPE
| Starting word | Guesses |
|---|---|
| PLATE | 3 |
| CLASP | 3 |
| STARE | 4 |
| STALE | 4 |
| SLATE | 4 |
The five openers solved TROPE in 3–4 guesses, with PLATE and CLASP the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.
Wordle #287 Answer and Hints
The answer to Wordle #287 for April 2, 2022 was TROPE.
- First letter
- T
- Last letter
- E
- Standard vowels
- E, O
- Repeated letters
- none
- Meaning
- A figure of speech using language in a nonliteral or figurative sense
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