Wordle #420: HUNKY

August 13, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved HUNKY in 5 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
CIONS
FUNKY
RIGHT
HUNKY

How PLATE Solved HUNKY in Five Guesses

PLATE found none of HUNKY's letters, ruling out P, L, A, T and E, leaving 1,825 words that could still be the answer. CIONS cut that to 26, FUNKY to 4, RIGHT to 1, and the Word Bot selected HUNKY for guess five.

PLATE → 1,825 → CIONS → 26 → FUNKY → 4 → RIGHT → 1 → HUNKY

How Different Starting Words Solved HUNKY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve HUNKY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE5
STARE5
STALE5
SLATE5
CLASP5

All five openers solved HUNKY in five guesses. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #420 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #420 for August 13, 2022 was HUNKY.

First letter
H
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Muscular and sexually attractive

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