Wordle #1,585 was the puzzle for October 21, 2025. CNET’s answer history lists the solution as DETOX. The clues circulated with the answer do not match it, so they should not be treated as reliable hints for this puzzle.
What was the Wordle answer for October 21, 2025?
CNET’s October 23, 2025 answer roundup identifies the October 21 puzzle, No. 1,585, as DETOX (CNET via Yahoo Tech). A Barchart listing syndicated by Webull also matches the date and puzzle number in its title, though its available excerpt does not establish the answer (Barchart via Webull).
Spoiler: the solution
DETOX
Why the published clues do not fit
The CNET page’s clue block appears inconsistent with its answer-history entry. The clues describe a five-letter word with one repeated letter, beginning with D, ending with L, and referring to a hand tool used to make holes. DETOX has no repeated letter and ends in X, not L; it does not fit the hand-tool clue either. Although it has one vowel and begins with D, those matches are not enough to validate the clue set as a whole.
Accordingly, the answer history supports DETOX as the reported solution, but the listed hints cannot safely be used to solve or verify Wordle #1,585. The material available here does not settle whether the clue block was attached to the wrong puzzle or whether another error occurred.
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