Wordle #416: PATTY

August 9, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved PATTY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
PARTY
PATTY

How PLATE Solved PATTY in Three Guesses

PLATE placed P and T correctly and showed that A was in the word but in a different position, leaving 20 words that could still be the answer. PARTY cut that to 3, and the Word Bot selected PATTY for guess three.

PLATE → 20 → PARTY → 3 → PATTY

How Different Starting Words Solved PATTY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve PATTY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
STALE4

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

Wordle #416 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #416 for August 9, 2022 was PATTY.

First letter
P
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
A
Repeated letters
T
Meaning
A small flat mass of chopped food

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