Wordle #324: SHINE

May 9, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved SHINE in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
SPINE
SHINE

How STARE Solved SHINE in Three Guesses

STARE placed S and E correctly, leaving 83 words that could still be the answer. SPINE cut that to 3, and the Word Bot selected SHINE for guess three.

STARE → 83 → SPINE → 3 → SHINE

How Different Starting Words Solved SHINE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve SHINE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
PLATE4

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

Wordle #324 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #324 for May 9, 2022 was SHINE.

First letter
S
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
E, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
To emit light or be bright

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