Wordle #327: SLUNG

May 12, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved SLUNG in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
SLUNK
SLUNG

How PLATE Solved SLUNG in Three Guesses

PLATE placed L correctly, leaving 142 words that could still be the answer. SLUNK cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected SLUNG for guess three.

PLATE → 142 → SLUNK → 1 → SLUNG

How Different Starting Words Solved SLUNG

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve SLUNG from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3

All five openers solved SLUNG in three guesses. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #327 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #327 for May 12, 2022 was SLUNG.

First letter
S
Last letter
G
Standard vowels
U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
To throw or fling with force

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