Wordle #749: COWER

July 8, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved COWER in 5 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
DINER
HOWFS
CLIMB
COWER

How PLATE Solved COWER in Five Guesses

PLATE showed that E was in the word but in a different position, leaving 1,589 words that could still be the answer. DINER cut that to 96, HOWFS to 5, CLIMB to 1, and the Word Bot selected COWER for guess five.

PLATE → 1,589 → DINER → 96 → HOWFS → 5 → CLIMB → 1 → COWER

How Different Starting Words Solved COWER

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve COWER from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE5
STARE5
STALE6
SLATE6
CLASP6

The five openers solved COWER in 5–6 guesses, with PLATE and STARE the fastest to finish in five. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #749 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #749 for July 8, 2023 was COWER.

First letter
C
Last letter
R
Standard vowels
E, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
To crouch down in fear

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