Wordle #580: ALTER

January 20, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved ALTER in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
BLEAT
ALTER

How PLATE Solved ALTER in Three Guesses

PLATE placed L correctly and showed that A, T and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving just five words that could still be the answer. BLEAT cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected ALTER for guess three.

PLATE → 5 → BLEAT → 1 → ALTER

How Different Starting Words Solved ALTER

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve ALTER from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3

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

Wordle #580 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #580 for January 20, 2023 was ALTER.

First letter
A
Last letter
R
Standard vowels
A, E
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
To change or modify something

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