Wordle #1,873: POSIT

August 5, 2026 — TurnWord Word Bot solved POSIT in 3 guesses starting with PLATE. Compare five standard opening words, or enter your own.

PLATE
POINT
POSIT

How PLATE Solved POSIT in Three Guesses

PLATE placed P correctly and showed that T was in the word but in a different position, leaving 35 words that could still be the answer. POINT cut that to 2, and the Word Bot selected POSIT for guess three.

PLATE → 35 → POINT → 2 → POSIT

How Different Starting Words Solved POSIT

Guesses the Word Bot needed to solve POSIT from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
PLATE3
STARE3
STALE3
SLATE4
CLASP4

The five openers solved POSIT in 3–4 guesses, with PLATE, STARE and STALE the fastest to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #1,873 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #1,873 for August 5, 2026 was POSIT.

First letter
P
Last letter
T
Standard vowels
I, O
Repeated letters
none
Meaning
To assume something as a fact or basis for argument

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