Wordle #966: FRIED

February 10, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved FRIED in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
DINER
CRIED
FRIED

How PLATE Solved FRIED in Four Guesses

PLATE showed that E was in the word but in a different position, leaving 1,589 words that could still be the answer. DINER cut that to 4, CRIED to 2, and the Word Bot selected FRIED for guess four.

PLATE → 1,589 → DINER → 4 → CRIED → 2 → FRIED

How Different Starting Words Solved FRIED

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve FRIED from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
STALE4
SLATE4
STARE5
CLASP5

The five openers solved FRIED in 4–5 guesses, with PLATE, STALE and SLATE the fastest to finish in four. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #966 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #966 for February 10, 2024 was FRIED.

First letter
F
Last letter
D
Standard vowels
E, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Cooked by frying in fat

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