Wordle #425: TWANG

August 18, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved TWANG in 3 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STALE
TRACT
TWANG

How STALE Solved TWANG in Three Guesses

STALE placed A correctly and showed that T was in the word but in a different position, leaving 90 words that could still be the answer. TRACT cut that to 11, and the Word Bot selected TWANG for guess three.

STALE → 90 → TRACT → 11 → TWANG

How Different Starting Words Solved TWANG

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve TWANG from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE3
PLATE4
STARE4
SLATE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #425 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #425 for August 18, 2022 was TWANG.

First letter
T
Last letter
G
Standard vowels
A
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A sharp vibrating sound like that of a plucked string

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