Wordle #929: SCANT

January 4, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved SCANT in 2 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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Why PLATE Solved SCANT So Quickly

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. Word Bot selected SCANT for guess two.

PLATE → 124 → SCANT

How Different Starting Words Solved SCANT

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve SCANT from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE2
STALE2
CLASP2
SLATE3
STARE4

The five openers solved SCANT in 2–4 guesses, with PLATE, STALE and CLASP the fastest to finish in two. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #929 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #929 for January 4, 2024 was SCANT.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels A.
  • First letter It starts with S.
  • Last letter It ends with T.
  • Definition Barely sufficient or less than is needed

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