Wordle #84: START

September 11, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved START in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
SCANT
SHAKT
START

How PLATE Solved START in Four Guesses

PLATE placed A correctly and showed that T was in the word but in a different position, leaving 124 words that could still be the answer. SCANT cut that to 7, SHAKT to 3, and the Word Bot selected START for guess four.

PLATE → 124 → SCANT → 7 → SHAKT → 3 → START

How Different Starting Words Solved START

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve START from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4

All five openers solved START in four guesses. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #84 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #84 for September 11, 2021 was START.

First letter
S
Last letter
T
Standard vowels
A
Repeated letters
T
Meaning
The beginning of anything

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