Wordle #313: ZESTY

April 28, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved ZESTY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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T
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Z
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T
Y
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How PLATE Solved ZESTY in Three Guesses

PLATE placed T correctly and showed that E was in the word but in a different position, leaving 116 words that could still be the answer. TEETH cut that to 58, and Word Bot selected ZESTY for guess three.

PLATE → 116 → TEETH → 58 → ZESTY

How Different Starting Words Solved ZESTY

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve ZESTY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP4

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

Wordle #313 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #313 for April 28, 2022 was ZESTY.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels E.
  • First letter It starts with Z.
  • Last letter It ends with Y.
  • Definition Having a pleasantly tangy or spicy flavor

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