Wordle #433: IRONY

August 26, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved IRONY in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
PRION
IRONY

How STARE Solved IRONY in Three Guesses

STARE showed that R was in the word but in a different position, leaving 361 words that could still be the answer. PRION cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected IRONY for guess three.

STARE → 361 → PRION → 1 → IRONY

How Different Starting Words Solved IRONY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve IRONY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
PLATE4
CLASP5

The five openers solved IRONY 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 #433 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #433 for August 26, 2022 was IRONY.

First letter
I
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
I, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A situation where what happens is opposite to what was expected

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