Wordle #66: PANEL

August 24, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved PANEL in 2 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
PANEL

Why PLATE Solved PANEL So Quickly

PLATE placed P correctly and showed that L, A and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 13 words that could still be the answer. The Word Bot selected PANEL for guess two.

PLATE → 13 → PANEL

How Different Starting Words Solved PANEL

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve PANEL from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE2
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP4

The five openers solved PANEL in 2–4 guesses, with PLATE the only one to finish in two. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #66 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #66 for August 24, 2021 was PANEL.

First letter
P
Last letter
L
Standard vowels
A, E
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A flat, rectangular section or component of something

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