Wordle #728: RANCH

June 17, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved RANCH in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
MANOR
RANCH

How PLATE Solved RANCH in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that A was in the word but in a different position, leaving 1,626 words that could still be the answer. MANOR cut that to 13, and the Word Bot selected RANCH for guess three.

PLATE → 1,626 → MANOR → 13 → RANCH

How Different Starting Words Solved RANCH

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve RANCH from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #728 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #728 for June 17, 2023 was RANCH.

First letter
R
Last letter
H
Standard vowels
A
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A large farm for raising livestock, especially cattle

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