Wordle #396: TRITE

July 20, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved TRITE in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
ROUTE
WRITE
TRITE

How PLATE Solved TRITE in Four Guesses

PLATE placed T and E correctly, leaving 67 words that could still be the answer. ROUTE cut that to 4, WRITE to 2, and the Word Bot selected TRITE for guess four.

PLATE → 67 → ROUTE → 4 → WRITE → 2 → TRITE

How Different Starting Words Solved TRITE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve TRITE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
SLATE4
CLASP4
STARE5
STALE5

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

Wordle #396 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #396 for July 20, 2022 was TRITE.

First letter
T
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
E, I
Repeated letters
T
Meaning
Overused and lacking originality or freshness

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