Wordle #289: SHAWL

April 4, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved SHAWL in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
CRAWL
SHAWL

How PLATE Solved SHAWL in Three Guesses

PLATE placed A correctly and showed that L was in the word but in a different position, leaving 94 words that could still be the answer. CRAWL cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected SHAWL for guess three.

PLATE → 94 → CRAWL → 1 → SHAWL

How Different Starting Words Solved SHAWL

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve SHAWL from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3

All five openers solved SHAWL in three guesses. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #289 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #289 for April 4, 2022 was SHAWL.

First letter
S
Last letter
L
Standard vowels
A
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A piece of cloth worn over the shoulders or head for warmth or decoration

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