Wordle #321: BADGE

May 6, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved BADGE in 4 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STALE
RANGE
CRUMB
BADGE

How STALE Solved BADGE in Four Guesses

STALE placed E correctly and showed that A was in the word but in a different position, leaving 197 words that could still be the answer. RANGE cut that to 8, CRUMB to 1, and the Word Bot selected BADGE for guess four.

STALE → 197 → RANGE → 8 → CRUMB → 1 → BADGE

How Different Starting Words Solved BADGE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve BADGE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE4
SLATE4
PLATE5
STARE5
CLASP5

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

Wordle #321 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #321 for May 6, 2022 was BADGE.

First letter
B
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
A, E
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A small piece of metal, plastic, or cloth showing status or membership

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