Wordle #444: TAUNT

September 6, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved TAUNT in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
TAINT
TAUNT

How PLATE Solved TAUNT in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that A and T were in the word but in different positions, leaving 359 words that could still be the answer. TAINT cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected TAUNT for guess three.

PLATE → 359 → TAINT → 1 → TAUNT

How Different Starting Words Solved TAUNT

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve TAUNT from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
SLATE3
STALE4
CLASP5

The five openers solved TAUNT in 3–5 guesses, with PLATE, STARE and SLATE the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #444 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #444 for September 6, 2022 was TAUNT.

First letter
T
Last letter
T
Standard vowels
A, U
Repeated letters
T
Meaning
To mock or provoke someone with insulting remarks

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