Wordle #1: REBUT

June 20, 2021 — TurnWord Word Bot solved REBUT in 3 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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How STARE Solved REBUT in Three Guesses

STARE showed that T, R and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 117 words that could still be the answer. METER cut that to 18, and Word Bot selected REBUT for guess three.

STARE → 117 → METER → 18 → REBUT

How Different Starting Words Solved REBUT

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve REBUT from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE3
PLATE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #1 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1 for June 20, 2021 was REBUT.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels E and U.
  • First letter It starts with R.
  • Last letter It ends with T.
  • Definition Argues against or proves something to be false

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