Wordle #5: BLUSH

June 24, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved BLUSH in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
SLUNK
BLUSH

How PLATE Solved BLUSH in Three Guesses

PLATE placed L correctly, leaving 142 words that could still be the answer. SLUNK cut that to 9, and the Word Bot selected BLUSH for guess three.

PLATE → 142 → SLUNK → 9 → BLUSH

How Different Starting Words Solved BLUSH

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve BLUSH from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
STARE4

The five openers solved BLUSH in 3–4 guesses, with PLATE, 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 #5 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #5 for June 24, 2021 was BLUSH.

First letter
B
Last letter
H
Standard vowels
U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
To turn red in the face from embarrassment or shame

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