Wordle #998: LOCAL

March 13, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved LOCAL in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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How PLATE Solved LOCAL in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that L and A were in the word but in different positions, leaving 502 words that could still be the answer. SOLAR cut that to 19, and Word Bot selected LOCAL for guess three.

PLATE → 502 → SOLAR → 19 → LOCAL

How Different Starting Words Solved LOCAL

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

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

Wordle #998 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #998 for March 13, 2024 was LOCAL.

  • Repeated letters Yes: L appears more than once.
  • Vowels A and O.
  • First letter It starts with L.
  • Last letter It ends with L.
  • Definition Relating to or belonging to a particular area or neighborhood

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