Wordle #1,524: EXTOL

August 21, 2025 — TurnWord Word Bot solved EXTOL in 3 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STALE
BETEL
EXTOL

How STALE Solved EXTOL in Three Guesses

STALE showed that T, L and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 70 words that could still be the answer. BETEL cut that to 1, and the Word Bot selected EXTOL for guess three.

STALE → 70 → BETEL → 1 → EXTOL

How Different Starting Words Solved EXTOL

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve EXTOL from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE3
PLATE4
STARE4
SLATE4
CLASP4

The five openers solved EXTOL in 3–4 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 #1,524 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,524 for August 21, 2025 was EXTOL.

First letter
E
Last letter
L
Standard vowels
E, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
To praise enthusiastically

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