Wordle #372: RUSTY

June 26, 2022 — TurnWord Word Bot solved RUSTY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
NORTH
RUSTY

How PLATE Solved RUSTY in Three Guesses

PLATE placed T correctly, leaving 294 words that could still be the answer. NORTH cut that to 15, and the Word Bot selected RUSTY for guess three.

PLATE → 294 → NORTH → 15 → RUSTY

How Different Starting Words Solved RUSTY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve RUSTY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3
STARE4

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

Wordle #372 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #372 for June 26, 2022 was RUSTY.

First letter
R
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
U
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Covered with rust or deteriorated from lack of use

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