Wordle #540: NAIVE

December 11, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved NAIVE in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
SARGE
NAIVE

How PLATE Solved NAIVE in Three Guesses

PLATE placed E correctly and showed that A was in the word but in a different position, leaving 218 words that could still be the answer. SARGE cut that to 48, and the Word Bot selected NAIVE for guess three.

PLATE → 218 → SARGE → 48 → NAIVE

How Different Starting Words Solved NAIVE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve NAIVE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
SLATE3
STARE4
CLASP4

The five openers solved NAIVE in 3–4 guesses, with PLATE, STALE and SLATE the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #540 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #540 for December 11, 2022 was NAIVE.

First letter
N
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
A, E, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Showing unaffected simplicity and lack of worldly experience

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