Wordle #1,561: FRITZ

September 27, 2025 — TurnWord Word Bot solved FRITZ in 3 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

STALE
TROUT
FRITZ

How STALE Solved FRITZ in Three Guesses

STALE showed that T was in the word but in a different position, leaving 449 words that could still be the answer. TROUT cut that to 6, and the Word Bot selected FRITZ for guess three.

STALE → 449 → TROUT → 6 → FRITZ

How Different Starting Words Solved FRITZ

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve FRITZ from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE3
STARE4
SLATE4
CLASP4
PLATE5

The five openers solved FRITZ 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 #1,561 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,561 for September 27, 2025 was FRITZ.

First letter
F
Last letter
Z
Standard vowels
I
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
A state of disrepair or malfunction, as in on the fritz

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