Wordle #828: ROCKY

September 25, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved ROCKY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
CIONS
ROCKY

How PLATE Solved ROCKY in Three Guesses

PLATE found none of ROCKY's letters, ruling out P, L, A, T and E, leaving 1,825 words that could still be the answer. CIONS cut that to 19, and the Word Bot selected ROCKY for guess three.

PLATE → 1,825 → CIONS → 19 → ROCKY

How Different Starting Words Solved ROCKY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve ROCKY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STALE3
SLATE3
STARE4
CLASP4

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

Wordle #828 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #828 for September 25, 2023 was ROCKY.

First letter
R
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Having many rocks or stones

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