Wordle #89: LOOPY

September 16, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved LOOPY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
IMPLY
LOOPY

How PLATE Solved LOOPY in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that P and L were in the word but in different positions, leaving 37 words that could still be the answer. IMPLY cut that to 2, and the Word Bot selected LOOPY for guess three.

PLATE → 37 → IMPLY → 2 → LOOPY

How Different Starting Words Solved LOOPY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve LOOPY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP4

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

Wordle #89 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #89 for September 16, 2021 was LOOPY.

First letter
L
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
O
Repeated letters
O
Meaning
Crazy or foolish; also having or full of loops

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