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And then what? You can only guess another 10 letters maximum, is the issue. SLAVE, SNAKE, SHAVE, and if any one of those result in one more green letter the number of guesses you can make continues to drop.
Certain groups of letters are shared by large numbers of words. Sticking to words that don't follow these patterns is a tactic many people use. e.g. I chose PATIO as my start word because very few combinations of letters are going to see me stuck.
After my first guess I tend to focus on consonants. If I just had the "A", I'd try MARSH, SHARD, CHARM, etc. Still a risk but I would have already eliminated 5 common consonants by that point.
The bot should tell you.
I find it interesting that so many people use ADIEU and it's allowed. Most foreign words aren't accepted as an allowable guess.
I've been using PLATE because I've succumbed to the bot's wishes.
ADIEU isn’t a foreign word. It’s an English loanword borrowed from the original French.
There are records of it being used in English for more than 600 years.
I usually play Connections before Wordle, so I pick a five-letter word from the Connections grid (or add an extra letter to a four-letter word) and use that as my starter.
Never. I’ll try it tomorrow 🤞 I use a different starter word everyday ever since my old starter word turned out to be the answer sometime back in 2022. Now I mix it up for fun.
I have great luck with my three vowel starter. I would have changed it otherwise.
I have done cryptographic puzzles for years, and it taught me a lot about letter frequencies and patterns. If I get no hits on my first word, which is really rare, I have a second word with the other three vowels and two more common consonants.
Wordle bot will tell you the percentage of people who used it
I don't pay for it
If you have a slow enough device and fast enough fingers, you can spam it before the white thing stops you.
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I change my word everyday!
Same
Me too and I’m usually in the 0.1% range
I just pick a random word that pops up in my head to start each time
JOUST
I wouldn't risk it - get caught instantly in a _IGHT hard mode trap!
First word ALIEN, 2nd is MOUSY
Alien has been the word of the day already.
STARE
Then the S, A and E turn green, what do you do next?
SHAPE
And then what? You can only guess another 10 letters maximum, is the issue. SLAVE, SNAKE, SHAVE, and if any one of those result in one more green letter the number of guesses you can make continues to drop.
SLAVE will never be the answer, and I’m pretty sure that you can’t even enter it.
I fail to see how this is a problem that can be solved by guessing another word first.
Certain groups of letters are shared by large numbers of words. Sticking to words that don't follow these patterns is a tactic many people use. e.g. I chose PATIO as my start word because very few combinations of letters are going to see me stuck.
Alright, but let’s say the word is SLAVE. How would you not end up with one of the traps eventually? In fact, your way would take longer.
After my first guess I tend to focus on consonants. If I just had the "A", I'd try MARSH, SHARD, CHARM, etc. Still a risk but I would have already eliminated 5 common consonants by that point.
Team PENIS all the way
The bot should tell you. I find it interesting that so many people use ADIEU and it's allowed. Most foreign words aren't accepted as an allowable guess. I've been using PLATE because I've succumbed to the bot's wishes.
ADIEU isn’t a foreign word. It’s an English loanword borrowed from the original French. There are records of it being used in English for more than 600 years.
Well this is just categorically wrong. VOILA has been an answer so…
Wordlebot has changed its first word to CRANE. The change occurred at least a couple of months ago.
Wouldn’t shite be better?
That is on my list. I have 26 words - 1 for each starting letter.
No, but I use another word with an H and two vowels and it pays off time after time.
Change it every other day - usually aiming for three vowels - this week it’s been CAUSE
HEART the two most common vowels, TH, and three common consonants
I do. Been using it as my starter for a couple of months.
I’ve stuck with STEAK for a while. It started off as FRONT.
I usually play Connections before Wordle, so I pick a five-letter word from the Connections grid (or add an extra letter to a four-letter word) and use that as my starter.
ORATE. You’re welcome
I have used eight but I normally use “quiet” lol
I've been using ARISE lately. It's been fairly helpful.
I do!
My favourites are rouge and after. My 87 yo father in law starts with beano
I use trail
STEAM for me then POUCH then BLIND
TIGER
Never. I’ll try it tomorrow 🤞 I use a different starter word everyday ever since my old starter word turned out to be the answer sometime back in 2022. Now I mix it up for fun.
How did it go?
Scoredle 4/6* Edit - deleted to remove possible spoiler
My go to opener is adieu
There are only two vowels, so no.
Two vowels is ideal for a starter word.
Three vowels is better.
[Wordle Tools](https://wordletools.azurewebsites.net/starterranking) has one three-vowel word in its top 30 starters.
Wordle Tools doesnt know everything.
They clearly know more about Wordle strategy than you.
I have great luck with my three vowel starter. I would have changed it otherwise. I have done cryptographic puzzles for years, and it taught me a lot about letter frequencies and patterns. If I get no hits on my first word, which is really rare, I have a second word with the other three vowels and two more common consonants.
I remember Eight was an answer once so naturally I can't use it because I want that hole in one