Wordle #978: HEAVY

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

PLATE
HEADY
HEAVY

How PLATE Solved HEAVY in Three Guesses

PLATE placed A correctly and showed that E was in the word but in a different position, leaving 82 words that could still be the answer. HEADY cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected HEAVY for guess three.

PLATE → 82 → HEADY → 1 → HEAVY

How Different Starting Words Solved HEAVY

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

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

Wordle #978 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #978 for February 22, 2024 was HEAVY.

First letter
H
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
A, E
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Having great weight or density

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