Wordle #980: PIPER

February 24, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved PIPER in 4 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
POKER
PRIER
PIPER

How PLATE Solved PIPER in Four Guesses

PLATE placed P correctly and showed that E was in the word but in a different position, leaving 158 words that could still be the answer. POKER cut that to 8, PRIER to 3, and the Word Bot selected PIPER for guess four.

PLATE → 158 → POKER → 8 → PRIER → 3 → PIPER

How Different Starting Words Solved PIPER

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve PIPER from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE4
CLASP4
STALE5
SLATE5
STARE6

The five openers solved PIPER in 4–6 guesses, with PLATE and CLASP the fastest to finish in four. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #980 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #980 for February 24, 2024 was PIPER.

First letter
P
Last letter
R
Standard vowels
E, I
Repeated letters
P
Meaning
Someone who plays the bagpipe

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