Wordle #824: STONE

September 21, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved STONE in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
TERSE
STONE

How PLATE Solved STONE in Three Guesses

PLATE placed E correctly and showed that T was in the word but in a different position, leaving 100 words that could still be the answer. TERSE cut that to 9, and the Word Bot selected STONE for guess three.

PLATE → 100 → TERSE → 9 → STONE

How Different Starting Words Solved STONE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve STONE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
STARE4

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

Wordle #824 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #824 for September 21, 2023 was STONE.

First letter
S
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
E, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

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