Wordle #1,581: GROSS

October 17, 2025 — TurnWord Word Bot solved GROSS in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
CIONS
GROSS

How PLATE Solved GROSS in Three Guesses

PLATE found none of GROSS's letters, ruling out P, L, A, T and E, leaving 1,825 words that could still be the answer. CIONS cut that to 66, and the Word Bot selected GROSS for guess three.

PLATE → 1,825 → CIONS → 66 → GROSS

How Different Starting Words Solved GROSS

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve GROSS from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE3
CLASP3

All five openers solved GROSS in three guesses. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,581 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,581 for October 17, 2025 was GROSS.

First letter
G
Last letter
S
Standard vowels
O
Repeated letters
S
Meaning
Twelve dozen items

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