Wordle #977: BUILD

February 21, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved BUILD in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
DILLS
BUILD

How PLATE Solved BUILD in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that L was in the word but in a different position, leaving 542 words that could still be the answer. DILLS cut that to 3, and the Word Bot selected BUILD for guess three.

PLATE → 542 → DILLS → 3 → BUILD

How Different Starting Words Solved BUILD

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve BUILD from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3

All five openers solved BUILD in three guesses. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #977 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #977 for February 21, 2024 was BUILD.

First letter
B
Last letter
D
Standard vowels
I, U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Make by combining materials and parts

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