Wordle #54: BOOBY

August 12, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved BOOBY in 5 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

P
L
A
T
E
C
I
O
N
S
B
R
O
O
D
B
O
O
Z
Y
B
O
O
B
Y
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How PLATE Solved BOOBY in Five Guesses

PLATE found none of BOOBY's letters, ruling out P, L, A, T and E, leaving 1,811 words that could still be the answer. CIONS cut that to 66, BROOD to 5, BOOZY to 4, and Word Bot selected BOOBY for guess five.

PLATE → 1,811 → CIONS → 66 → BROOD → 5 → BOOZY → 4 → BOOBY

How Different Starting Words Solved BOOBY

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve BOOBY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE5
STARE5
STALE5
SLATE5
CLASP5

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

Wordle #54 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #54 for August 12, 2021 was BOOBY.

  • Repeated letters Yes: B and O appear more than once.
  • Vowels O.
  • First letter It starts with B.
  • Last letter It ends with Y.
  • Definition An ignorant or foolish person

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