Wordle #97: FORGE

September 24, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved FORGE in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
SNORE
FORGE

How PLATE Solved FORGE in Three Guesses

PLATE placed E correctly, leaving 578 words that could still be the answer. SNORE cut that to 25, and the Word Bot selected FORGE for guess three.

PLATE → 578 → SNORE → 25 → FORGE

How Different Starting Words Solved FORGE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve FORGE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
STARE4

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

Wordle #97 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #97 for September 24, 2021 was FORGE.

First letter
F
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
E, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Make a copy of something with the intent to deceive

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