Wordle #437: ONSET

August 30, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved ONSET in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
RESET
ONSET

How PLATE Solved ONSET 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 5, and the Word Bot selected ONSET for guess three.

PLATE → 436 → RESET → 5 → ONSET

How Different Starting Words Solved ONSET

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve ONSET from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3

All five openers solved ONSET in three guesses. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #437 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #437 for August 30, 2022 was ONSET.

First letter
O
Last letter
T
Standard vowels
E, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
The beginning or early stages of something

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