Wordle #301: CHEEK

April 16, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved CHEEK in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
OLDEN
CHEEK

How STARE Solved CHEEK in Three Guesses

STARE showed that E was in the word but in a different position, leaving 759 words that could still be the answer. OLDEN cut that to 28, and the Word Bot selected CHEEK for guess three.

STARE → 759 → OLDEN → 28 → CHEEK

How Different Starting Words Solved CHEEK

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve CHEEK from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
PLATE4

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

Wordle #301 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #301 for April 16, 2022 was CHEEK.

First letter
C
Last letter
K
Standard vowels
E
Repeated letters
E
Meaning
Either side of the face below the eyes

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