Wordle #477: HOWDY

October 9, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved HOWDY in 4 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
COULD
WOODY
HOWDY

How STARE Solved HOWDY in Four Guesses

STARE found none of HOWDY's letters, ruling out S, T, A, R and E, leaving 1,017 words that could still be the answer. COULD cut that to 39, WOODY to 2, and the Word Bot selected HOWDY for guess four.

STARE → 1,017 → COULD → 39 → WOODY → 2 → HOWDY

How Different Starting Words Solved HOWDY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve HOWDY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4
PLATE5
CLASP5

The five openers solved HOWDY in 4–5 guesses, with STARE, STALE and SLATE the fastest to finish in four. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #477 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #477 for October 9, 2022 was HOWDY.

First letter
H
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
An informal greeting meaning hello

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