Wordle #838: BUNCH

October 5, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved BUNCH in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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How PLATE Solved BUNCH in Three Guesses

PLATE found none of BUNCH's letters, ruling out P, L, A, T and E, leaving 1,811 words that could still be the answer. CIONS cut that to 5, and Word Bot selected BUNCH for guess three.

PLATE → 1,811 → CIONS → 5 → BUNCH

How Different Starting Words Solved BUNCH

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

The five openers solved BUNCH 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 #838 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #838 for October 5, 2023 was BUNCH.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels U.
  • First letter It starts with B.
  • Last letter It ends with H.
  • Definition A grouping of a number of similar things

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