Wordle #406: BLUFF

July 30, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved BLUFF in 3 guesses starting with SLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

SLATE
FLUNK
BLUFF

How SLATE Solved BLUFF in Three Guesses

SLATE placed L correctly, leaving 94 words that could still be the answer. FLUNK cut that to 2, and the Word Bot selected BLUFF for guess three.

SLATE → 94 → FLUNK → 2 → BLUFF

How Different Starting Words Solved BLUFF

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve BLUFF from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
SLATE3
PLATE4
STARE4
STALE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #406 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #406 for July 30, 2022 was BLUFF.

First letter
B
Last letter
F
Standard vowels
U
Repeated letters
F
Meaning
To deceive someone by pretending to be stronger than one is

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