Wordle #52: UNMET

August 10, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved UNMET in 3 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STALE
DETER
UNMET

How STALE Solved UNMET in Three Guesses

STALE showed that T and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 328 words that could still be the answer. DETER cut that to 26, and the Word Bot selected UNMET for guess three.

STALE → 328 → DETER → 26 → UNMET

How Different Starting Words Solved UNMET

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve UNMET from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
PLATE4
STARE4

The five openers solved UNMET in 3–4 guesses, with 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 #52 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #52 for August 10, 2021 was UNMET.

First letter
U
Last letter
T
Standard vowels
E, U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Not met or satisfied

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