Wordle #327: SLUNG

May 12, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved SLUNG in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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L
A
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S
L
U
N
K
S
L
U
N
G
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How PLATE Solved SLUNG in Three Guesses

PLATE placed L correctly, leaving 141 words that could still be the answer. SLUNK cut that to 1, and Word Bot selected SLUNG for guess three.

PLATE → 141 → SLUNK → 1 → SLUNG

How Different Starting Words Solved SLUNG

Guesses 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.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels U.
  • First letter It starts with S.
  • Last letter It ends with G.
  • Definition To throw or fling with force

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