Wordle #666: DWELT

April 16, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved DWELT in 2 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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T
A
L
E
D
W
E
L
T
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Why STALE Solved DWELT So Quickly

STALE placed L correctly and showed that T and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving just six words that could still be the answer. Word Bot selected DWELT for guess two.

STALE → 6 → DWELT

How Different Starting Words Solved DWELT

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve DWELT from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE2
PLATE3
SLATE3
STARE4
CLASP5

The five openers solved DWELT in 2–5 guesses, with STALE the only one to finish in two. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #666 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #666 for April 16, 2023 was DWELT.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels E.
  • First letter It starts with D.
  • Last letter It ends with T.
  • Definition Past tense of dwell, meaning lived in a place

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