Wordle #42: SOWER
July 31, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved SOWER in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.
How STARE Solved SOWER in Three Guesses
STARE placed S correctly and showed that R and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 70 words that could still be the answer. SEWER cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected SOWER for guess three.
STARE → 70 → SEWER → 1 → SOWER
How Different Starting Words Solved SOWER
| Starting word | Guesses |
|---|---|
| STARE | 3 |
| STALE | 3 |
| SLATE | 3 |
| PLATE | 4 |
| CLASP | 5 |
The five openers solved SOWER in 3–5 guesses, with STARE, STALE and SLATE the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.
Wordle #42 Answer and Hints
The answer to Wordle #42 for July 31, 2021 was SOWER.
- First letter
- S
- Last letter
- R
- Standard vowels
- E, O
- Repeated letters
- none
- Meaning
- A person who plants seeds
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