Wordle #732 Answer – June 21, 2023

This page covers Wordle puzzle #732, played on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. If you are playing it in the NYT Wordle archive, start with the hints. The answer comes after them, along with what the word means, how hard it was, and how the most popular starting words would have done.

Hints for Wordle #732

Hint 1: How many vowels?

The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter C.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter E.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

No, all five letters are different.

Hint 5: Meaning

noun — Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.

Wordle #732 Answer

The answer to Wordle #732 on June 21, 2023 was:

CRANE

CRANE has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

What Does CRANE Mean?

Crane (noun): Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.

How Hard Was Wordle #732?

2.8/10Easy
2%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
5look-alike answers
  • 2 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
  • Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
  • Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
  • 5 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.

Look-alike answers: CRATE, CRAZE, CRANK, CRAVE, CRONE.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against CRANE

Here is the color feedback each well-known opener would have given on this puzzle, and how many past Wordle answers would still fit after that one guess. Fewer is better.

OpenerFeedbackAnswers left
SLATESLATE27
CRANECRANE1
TRACETRACE3
STARESTARE13
RAISERAISE25
AUDIOAUDIO355

On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 1 possible answer. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #732 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach CRANE. We open with SLATE, then each next guess is the word, from those still possible, that leaves the fewest options on average. Every guess fits all the clues so far, so this path is also legal in Hard Mode.

GuessFeedbackWords still possible
1. SLATESLATE28
2. CRAVECRAVE2
3. CRANECRANESolved

Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 28 everyday words still fit. Try your own guesses in our Wordle solver to see which words were left at each step.

Letter-by-Letter Breakdown of CRANE

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stC19.1%8.6%
2ndR36.2%11.6%
3rdA39.6%14.1%
4thN24%7.8%
5thE47.1%19.7%

On This Day in Wordle: June 21

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2026#1828ALIBI
2025#1463GLADE
2024#1098PAINT
2022#367GLOAT
2021#2SISSY

Wordle #732 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on June 21, 2023?

The answer to Wordle #732 on June 21, 2023 was CRANE.

Was Wordle #732 hard?

We rate it 2.8 out of 10 (Easy), harder than about 2% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #732?

Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 1 possible answer after the first guess.