Wordle #858: RETRY

October 25, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved RETRY in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

P
L
A
T
E
R
E
S
E
T
R
E
T
R
O
R
E
T
R
Y
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How PLATE Solved RETRY in Four Guesses

PLATE showed that T and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 433 words that could still be the answer. RESET cut that to 5, RETRO to 1, and Word Bot selected RETRY for guess four.

PLATE → 433 → RESET → 5 → RETRO → 1 → RETRY

How Different Starting Words Solved RETRY

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

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

Wordle #858 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #858 for October 25, 2023 was RETRY.

  • Repeated letters Yes: R appears more than once.
  • Vowels E.
  • First letter It starts with R.
  • Last letter It ends with Y.
  • Definition To try again or attempt something once more

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