Wordle #496: SNEAK

October 28, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved SNEAK in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
AMBER
SNEAK

How PLATE Solved SNEAK in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that A and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 622 words that could still be the answer. AMBER cut that to 65, and the Word Bot selected SNEAK for guess three.

PLATE → 622 → AMBER → 65 → SNEAK

How Different Starting Words Solved SNEAK

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve SNEAK from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3

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

Wordle #496 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #496 for October 28, 2022 was SNEAK.

First letter
S
Last letter
K
Standard vowels
A, E
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
To move quietly and secretly to avoid being noticed

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