Wordle #911: BACON

December 17, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved BACON in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
MANOR
BACON

How PLATE Solved BACON in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that A was in the word but in a different position, leaving 1,626 words that could still be the answer. MANOR cut that to 10, and the Word Bot selected BACON for guess three.

PLATE → 1,626 → MANOR → 10 → BACON

How Different Starting Words Solved BACON

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve BACON from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
CLASP3
STALE4
SLATE4

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

Wordle #911 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #911 for December 17, 2023 was BACON.

First letter
B
Last letter
N
Standard vowels
A, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Salted and dried or smoked meat from the back and sides of a hog

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