Wordle #451: ALPHA

September 13, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved ALPHA in 2 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
A
L
P
H
A
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Why PLATE Solved ALPHA So Quickly

PLATE placed L correctly and showed that P and A were in the word but in different positions, leaving just two words that could still be the answer. Word Bot selected ALPHA for guess two.

PLATE → 2 → ALPHA

How Different Starting Words Solved ALPHA

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve ALPHA from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE2
STARE3
CLASP3
STALE4
SLATE5

The five openers solved ALPHA in 2–5 guesses, with PLATE the only one to finish in two. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #451 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #451 for September 13, 2022 was ALPHA.

  • Repeated letters Yes: A appears more than once.
  • Vowels A.
  • First letter It starts with A.
  • Last letter It ends with A.
  • Definition The first letter of the Greek alphabet

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