Wordle #549: THIRD

December 20, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved THIRD in 3 guesses starting with SLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

SLATE
COUNT
THIRD

How SLATE Solved THIRD in Three Guesses

SLATE showed that T was in the word but in a different position, leaving 301 words that could still be the answer. COUNT cut that to 23, and the Word Bot selected THIRD for guess three.

SLATE → 301 → COUNT → 23 → THIRD

How Different Starting Words Solved THIRD

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve THIRD from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
SLATE3
CLASP3
PLATE4
STARE4
STALE4

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

Wordle #549 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #549 for December 20, 2022 was THIRD.

First letter
T
Last letter
D
Standard vowels
I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
The position or item that comes after the second in order

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