Wordle #89: LOOPY

September 16, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved LOOPY in 3 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
I
M
P
L
Y
L
O
O
P
Y
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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 Word Bot selected LOOPY for guess three.

PLATE → 37 → IMPLY → 2 → LOOPY

How Different Starting Words Solved LOOPY

Guesses 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.

  • Repeated letters Yes: O appears more than once.
  • Vowels O.
  • First letter It starts with L.
  • Last letter It ends with Y.
  • Definition Crazy or foolish; also having or full of loops

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