Wordle #299: MINCE

April 14, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved MINCE in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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How STARE Solved MINCE in Three Guesses

STARE placed E correctly, leaving 466 words that could still be the answer. GUILE cut that to 61, and Word Bot selected MINCE for guess three.

STARE → 466 → GUILE → 61 → MINCE

How Different Starting Words Solved MINCE

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve MINCE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
CLASP3
PLATE4
STALE4
SLATE4

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

Wordle #299 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #299 for April 14, 2022 was MINCE.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels E and I.
  • First letter It starts with M.
  • Last letter It ends with E.
  • Definition To cut into small pieces

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