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Puzzle #1581 · October 17, 2025

Wordle Answer for October 17, 2025

This page keeps the full hint trail and answer breakdown for puzzle #1581 so you can look it up later. Work through the hints below if you want to solve it yourself first — the answer is revealed further down. For the current puzzle, head to today's Wordle answer instead.

Archived October 17, 2025 · Maintained by the WhatIsTodaysWordle editorial team

Quick Facts: Wordle #1581

Puzzle number
#1581
Date
October 17, 2025
Word length
Five letters
First letter
G
Last letter
S
NYT tester difficulty
1.7 out of 6
WordleBot average
3.4 attempts (easy), 3.6 (hard)

The Hints, in Order

Each hint below adds one piece of information without giving away the rest — open them one at a time and stop as soon as you've got enough to make a confident guess.

  1. 1. Letter count +

    The word has five letters and works as a adjective.

  2. 2. Starting letter +

    It begins with G.

  3. 3. Vowel pattern +

    There's only one vowel in the whole word, and it's in the third position.

  4. 4. Word ending +

    It means Highly or conspicuously offensive..

Still stuck after all four? That usually means it's worth re-reading the tiles from your own last guess rather than reaching for a brand new word.

The Answer

The solution is GROSS. It's a adjective that means Highly or conspicuously offensive.. Example: "a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence; a gross insult" Synonyms: egregious, flagrant, serious. Forms: grosser, more gross, grossest.

Repeated Letters

The letter 'S' is the one that appear more than once.

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