Wordle #572: LEAPT

January 12, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved LEAPT in 2 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
LEAPT

Why PLATE Solved LEAPT So Quickly

PLATE placed A correctly and showed that P, L, T and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving just one word that could still be the answer. The Word Bot selected LEAPT for guess two.

PLATE → 1 → LEAPT

How Different Starting Words Solved LEAPT

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve LEAPT from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE2
CLASP2
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3

The five openers solved LEAPT in 2–3 guesses, with PLATE and CLASP the fastest to finish in two. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #572 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #572 for January 12, 2023 was LEAPT.

First letter
L
Last letter
T
Standard vowels
A, E
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Past tense of leap; jumped or sprang upward or forward

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