Wordle #502: ALOUD

November 3, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved ALOUD in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
ALLOW
ALONG
ALOUD

How PLATE Solved ALOUD in Four Guesses

PLATE placed L correctly and showed that A was in the word but in a different position, leaving 71 words that could still be the answer. ALLOW cut that to 5, ALONG to 3, and the Word Bot selected ALOUD for guess four.

PLATE → 71 → ALLOW → 5 → ALONG → 3 → ALOUD

How Different Starting Words Solved ALOUD

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve ALOUD from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP5

The five openers solved ALOUD in 4–5 guesses, with PLATE, 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 #502 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #502 for November 3, 2022 was ALOUD.

First letter
A
Last letter
D
Standard vowels
A, O, U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Using the voice so as to be heard rather than silently

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