Wordle #805: ONION

September 2, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved ONION in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
CIONS
ONION

How PLATE Solved ONION in Three Guesses

PLATE found none of ONION's letters, ruling out P, L, A, T and E, leaving 1,825 words that could still be the answer. CIONS cut that to 21, and the Word Bot selected ONION for guess three.

PLATE → 1,825 → CIONS → 21 → ONION

How Different Starting Words Solved ONION

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve ONION from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
CLASP3
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4

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

Wordle #805 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #805 for September 2, 2023 was ONION.

First letter
O
Last letter
N
Standard vowels
I, O
Repeated letters
O, N
Meaning
A rounded edible bulb with a strong taste and smell used in cooking

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