Wordle #761: FLANK

July 20, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved FLANK in 3 guesses starting with CLASP. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

CLASP
BLARE
FLANK

How CLASP Solved FLANK in Three Guesses

CLASP placed L and A correctly, leaving 61 words that could still be the answer. BLARE cut that to 26, and the Word Bot selected FLANK for guess three.

CLASP → 61 → BLARE → 26 → FLANK

How Different Starting Words Solved FLANK

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve FLANK from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
CLASP3
PLATE4
STARE4
SLATE4
STALE5

The five openers solved FLANK in 3–5 guesses, with CLASP the only one to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #761 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #761 for July 20, 2023 was FLANK.

First letter
F
Last letter
K
Standard vowels
A
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
The side of something or somebody

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