Wordle #1,663: PECAN

January 7, 2026 — TurnWord Word Bot solved PECAN in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
PAPER
PECAN

How PLATE Solved PECAN in Three Guesses

PLATE placed P correctly and showed that A and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 46 words that could still be the answer. PAPER cut that to 8, and the Word Bot selected PECAN for guess three.

PLATE → 46 → PAPER → 8 → PECAN

How Different Starting Words Solved PECAN

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

The five openers solved PECAN 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 #1,663 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,663 for January 7, 2026 was PECAN.

First letter
P
Last letter
N
Standard vowels
A, E
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Smooth brown oval nut of south central United States

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