Wordle #947: TWEAK

January 22, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved TWEAK in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
TREAT
TWEAK

How PLATE Solved TWEAK in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that A, T and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 140 words that could still be the answer. TREAT cut that to 2, and the Word Bot selected TWEAK for guess three.

PLATE → 140 → TREAT → 2 → TWEAK

How Different Starting Words Solved TWEAK

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

The five openers solved TWEAK 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 #947 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #947 for January 22, 2024 was TWEAK.

First letter
T
Last letter
K
Standard vowels
A, E
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
To adjust something finely or make small changes to it

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