Wordle #1,487: FOIST

July 15, 2025 — TurnWord Word Bot solved FOIST in 3 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STALE
FROST
FOIST

How STALE Solved FOIST in Three Guesses

STALE showed that S and T were in the word but in different positions, leaving 326 words that could still be the answer. FROST cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected FOIST for guess three.

STALE → 326 → FROST → 1 → FOIST

How Different Starting Words Solved FOIST

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve FOIST from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE3
PLATE4
STARE5
SLATE5
CLASP5

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

Wordle #1,487 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,487 for July 15, 2025 was FOIST.

First letter
F
Last letter
T
Standard vowels
I, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
To force something unwanted onto another person

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