Wordle #1,138: PENNE

July 31, 2024 — TurnWord Word Bot solved PENNE in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
PRONE
PENNE

How PLATE Solved PENNE in Three Guesses

PLATE placed P and E correctly, leaving 74 words that could still be the answer. PRONE cut that to 3, and the Word Bot selected PENNE for guess three.

PLATE → 74 → PRONE → 3 → PENNE

How Different Starting Words Solved PENNE

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve PENNE from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
CLASP3
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4

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

Wordle #1,138 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,138 for July 31, 2024 was PENNE.

First letter
P
Last letter
E
Standard vowels
E
Repeated letters
E, N
Meaning
Pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends

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