Wordle #331: DELVE

May 16, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved DELVE in 3 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STALE
GLOBE
DELVE

How STALE Solved DELVE in Three Guesses

STALE placed E correctly and showed that L was in the word but in a different position, leaving 112 words that could still be the answer. GLOBE cut that to 19, and the Word Bot selected DELVE for guess three.

STALE → 112 → GLOBE → 19 → DELVE

How Different Starting Words Solved DELVE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve DELVE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE3
SLATE3
PLATE4
STARE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #331 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #331 for May 16, 2022 was DELVE.

First letter
D
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
E
Repeated letters
E
Meaning
To search or investigate deeply

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