Wordle #429: MERIT

August 22, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved MERIT in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
RESET
MERIT

How PLATE Solved MERIT in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that T and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 436 words that could still be the answer. RESET cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected MERIT for guess three.

PLATE → 436 → RESET → 1 → MERIT

How Different Starting Words Solved MERIT

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve MERIT from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP4

The five openers solved MERIT in 3–4 guesses, with PLATE, 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 #429 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #429 for August 22, 2022 was MERIT.

First letter
M
Last letter
T
Standard vowels
E, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A quality or action that deserves praise or reward

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