Wordle #579: MUCKY

January 19, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved MUCKY in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
CIONS
DUCHY
MUCKY

How PLATE Solved MUCKY in Four Guesses

PLATE found none of MUCKY's letters, ruling out P, L, A, T and E, leaving 1,825 words that could still be the answer. CIONS cut that to 10, DUCHY to 3, and the Word Bot selected MUCKY for guess four.

PLATE → 1,825 → CIONS → 10 → DUCHY → 3 → MUCKY

How Different Starting Words Solved MUCKY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve MUCKY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #579 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #579 for January 19, 2023 was MUCKY.

First letter
M
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Dirty and messy, covered with mud or muck

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