Wordle #320: HOMER

May 5, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved HOMER in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
DINER
HOWFS
HOMER

How PLATE Solved HOMER in Four Guesses

PLATE showed that E was in the word but in a different position, leaving 1,589 words that could still be the answer. DINER cut that to 96, HOWFS to 2, and the Word Bot selected HOMER for guess four.

PLATE → 1,589 → DINER → 96 → HOWFS → 2 → HOMER

How Different Starting Words Solved HOMER

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve HOMER from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
CLASP4
STALE5
SLATE5
STARE6

The five openers solved HOMER in 4–6 guesses, with PLATE and CLASP the fastest to finish in four. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #320 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #320 for May 5, 2022 was HOMER.

First letter
H
Last letter
R
Standard vowels
E, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A home run in baseball

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