Wordle #1,473: MOLDY

July 1, 2025 — TurnWord Word Bot solved MOLDY in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
DILLS
MOLDY

How PLATE Solved MOLDY in Three Guesses

PLATE showed that L was in the word but in a different position, leaving 542 words that could still be the answer. DILLS cut that to 3, and the Word Bot selected MOLDY for guess three.

PLATE → 542 → DILLS → 3 → MOLDY

How Different Starting Words Solved MOLDY

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve MOLDY from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
SLATE3
CLASP4
STALE5

The five openers solved MOLDY in 3–5 guesses, with PLATE, STARE and SLATE the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,473 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,473 for July 1, 2025 was MOLDY.

First letter
M
Last letter
Y
Standard vowels
O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
Covered with or smelling of mold

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