Wordle #317: STORY

May 2, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved STORY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
HOIST
STORY

How PLATE Solved STORY in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that T was in the word but in a different position, leaving 489 words that could still be the answer. HOIST cut that to 31, and the Word Bot selected STORY for guess three.

PLATE → 489 → HOIST → 31 → STORY

How Different Starting Words Solved STORY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve STORY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE4
CLASP4
STALE5
SLATE5

The five openers solved STORY in 3–5 guesses, with PLATE the only one to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #317 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #317 for May 2, 2022 was STORY.

First letter
S
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
An account that tells about an act, occurrence, or course of events

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