Wordle #591: CROSS

January 31, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved CROSS in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
CIONS
CROSS

How PLATE Solved CROSS in Three Guesses

PLATE found none of CROSS's letters, ruling out P, L, A, T and E, leaving 1,825 words that could still be the answer. CIONS cut that to 11, and the Word Bot selected CROSS for guess three.

PLATE → 1,825 → CIONS → 11 → CROSS

How Different Starting Words Solved CROSS

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve CROSS from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
CLASP3
STALE4
SLATE4

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

Wordle #591 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #591 for January 31, 2023 was CROSS.

First letter
C
Last letter
S
Standard vowels
O
Repeated letters
S
Meaning
A mark or shape formed by two lines intersecting each other

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