Wordle #49: POUND

August 7, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved POUND in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
PIONY
PORNS
POUND

How PLATE Solved POUND in Four Guesses

PLATE placed P correctly, leaving 209 words that could still be the answer. PIONY cut that to 5, PORNS to 1, and the Word Bot selected POUND for guess four.

PLATE → 209 → PIONY → 5 → PORNS → 1 → POUND

How Different Starting Words Solved POUND

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve POUND from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
CLASP4
STARE5
STALE5
SLATE5

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

Wordle #49 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #49 for August 7, 2021 was POUND.

First letter
P
Last letter
D
Standard vowels
O, U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A unit of weight equal to sixteen ounces

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