Wordle #985: IMAGE

February 29, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved IMAGE in 3 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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How STALE Solved IMAGE in Three Guesses

STALE placed A and E correctly, leaving 82 words that could still be the answer. CRAVE cut that to 22, and Word Bot selected IMAGE for guess three.

STALE → 82 → CRAVE → 22 → IMAGE

How Different Starting Words Solved IMAGE

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve IMAGE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE3
SLATE3
PLATE4
STARE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #985 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #985 for February 29, 2024 was IMAGE.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels A, E and I.
  • First letter It starts with I.
  • Last letter It ends with E.
  • Definition A visual representation of an object, scene, or person produced on a surface

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