Wordle #422: POKER

August 15, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved POKER in 2 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
POKER

Why PLATE Solved POKER So Quickly

PLATE placed P correctly and showed that E was in the word but in a different position, leaving 158 words that could still be the answer. The Word Bot selected POKER for guess two.

PLATE → 158 → POKER

How Different Starting Words Solved POKER

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve POKER from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE2
CLASP4
STARE6
STALE6
SLATE6

The five openers solved POKER in 2–6 guesses, with PLATE the only one to finish in two. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #422 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #422 for August 15, 2022 was POKER.

First letter
P
Last letter
R
Standard vowels
E, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A card game played by betting on the value of one's hand

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