Wordle #493: FOGGY

October 25, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved FOGGY in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
CIONS
GORDO
FOGGY

How PLATE Solved FOGGY in Four Guesses

PLATE found none of FOGGY's letters, ruling out P, L, A, T and E, leaving 1,825 words that could still be the answer. CIONS cut that to 107, GORDO to 5, and the Word Bot selected FOGGY for guess four.

PLATE → 1,825 → CIONS → 107 → GORDO → 5 → FOGGY

How Different Starting Words Solved FOGGY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve FOGGY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4

All five openers solved FOGGY in four guesses. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #493 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #493 for October 25, 2022 was FOGGY.

First letter
F
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
O
Repeated letters
G
Meaning
Filled with or obscured by fog or mist

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