Wordle #984: DEVIL

February 28, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved DEVIL in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
NEWEL
DEVIL

How PLATE Solved DEVIL in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that L and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 446 words that could still be the answer. NEWEL cut that to 13, and the Word Bot selected DEVIL for guess three.

PLATE → 446 → NEWEL → 13 → DEVIL

How Different Starting Words Solved DEVIL

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve DEVIL from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
SLATE3
STARE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #984 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #984 for February 28, 2024 was DEVIL.

First letter
D
Last letter
L
Standard vowels
E, I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
An evil supernatural being or spirit

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