Wordle #409: COYLY

August 2, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved COYLY in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
COULD
COYLY

How STARE Solved COYLY in Three Guesses

STARE found none of COYLY's letters, ruling out S, T, A, R and E, leaving 1,017 words that could still be the answer. COULD cut that to 3, and the Word Bot selected COYLY for guess three.

STARE → 1,017 → COULD → 3 → COYLY

How Different Starting Words Solved COYLY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve COYLY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
CLASP3
PLATE4
STALE4
SLATE4

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

Wordle #409 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #409 for August 2, 2022 was COYLY.

First letter
C
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
O
Repeated letters
Y
Meaning
In a shy or modest manner, often teasingly

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