Wordle #318: HAIRY

May 3, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved HAIRY in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
MANOR
CARDS
HAIRY

How PLATE Solved HAIRY in Four Guesses

PLATE showed that A was in the word but in a different position, leaving 1,626 words that could still be the answer. MANOR cut that to 151, CARDS to 26, and the Word Bot selected HAIRY for guess four.

PLATE → 1,626 → MANOR → 151 → CARDS → 26 → HAIRY

How Different Starting Words Solved HAIRY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve HAIRY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP5

The five openers solved HAIRY in 4–5 guesses, with PLATE, STARE, STALE and SLATE the fastest to finish in four. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #318 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #318 for May 3, 2022 was HAIRY.

First letter
H
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
A, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Covered with hair

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