Wordle #298: CHUNK

April 13, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved CHUNK in 3 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STALE
CRONY
CHUNK

How STALE Solved CHUNK in Three Guesses

STALE found none of CHUNK's letters, ruling out S, T, A, L and E, leaving 1,054 words that could still be the answer. CRONY cut that to 3, and the Word Bot selected CHUNK for guess three.

STALE → 1,054 → CRONY → 3 → CHUNK

How Different Starting Words Solved CHUNK

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

The five openers solved CHUNK 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 #298 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #298 for April 13, 2022 was CHUNK.

First letter
C
Last letter
K
Standard vowels
U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A compact mass or thick piece of something

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