Wordle #433: IRONY

August 26, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved IRONY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

P
L
A
T
E
C
I
O
N
S
I
R
O
N
Y
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How PLATE Solved IRONY in Three Guesses

PLATE found none of IRONY's letters, ruling out P, L, A, T and E, leaving 1,811 words that could still be the answer. CIONS cut that to 2, and Word Bot selected IRONY for guess three.

PLATE → 1,811 → CIONS → 2 → IRONY

How Different Starting Words Solved IRONY

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve IRONY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP5

The five openers solved IRONY in 3–5 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 #433 Answer and Hints

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

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels I and O.
  • First letter It starts with I.
  • Last letter It ends with Y.
  • Definition A situation where what happens is opposite to what was expected

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