Wordle #1,556: QUILL

September 22, 2025 — TurnWord Word Bot solved QUILL in 4 guesses starting with STARE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STARE
COULD
FUGLY
QUILL

How STARE Solved QUILL in Four Guesses

STARE found none of QUILL's letters, ruling out S, T, A, R and E, leaving 1,017 words that could still be the answer. COULD cut that to 11, FUGLY to 2, and the Word Bot selected QUILL for guess four.

STARE → 1,017 → COULD → 11 → FUGLY → 2 → QUILL

How Different Starting Words Solved QUILL

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve QUILL from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STARE4
STALE4
SLATE4
CLASP4
PLATE5

The five openers solved QUILL in 4–5 guesses, with STARE, STALE, SLATE and CLASP the fastest to finish in four. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,556 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,556 for September 22, 2025 was QUILL.

First letter
Q
Last letter
L
Standard vowels
I, U
Repeated letters
L
Meaning
A pen made from a bird's feather

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