Wordle #471: STING

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

STARE
STUNK
STING

How STARE Solved STING in Three Guesses

STARE placed S and T correctly, leaving 59 words that could still be the answer. STUNK cut that to 6, and the Word Bot selected STING for guess three.

STARE → 59 → STUNK → 6 → STING

How Different Starting Words Solved STING

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve STING from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
PLATE4

The five openers solved STING in 3–4 guesses, with STARE, STALE, SLATE and CLASP the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #471 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #471 for October 3, 2022 was STING.

First letter
S
Last letter
G
Standard vowels
I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A sharp pain or wound caused by an insect's stinger piercing the skin

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