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If you want to keep yourWordlestreak, then a good starting word is key. You’ll want to look at the best ways to include some of the most common letters, and ensure that your word doesn’t repeat any letters, so you gain the maximum amount of information. Some people have also attempted complex math to work out if there is an ideal word to use.
As expected, there isn’t necessarily a specific best word to use, but thanks to some dedication, the possibilities have been severely decreased, resulting in several different options for you to try.
How To Find The Optimal Starting Word
Thedatabase of Wordle answerscontains 2,309 words. According toTomsguide, the mostfrequently used lettersare:
You’ll notice thatfour of the five vowelsappear here, along with consonants you’d expect, such as R, T, S and N. At a very basic level, you’re able to use this information todetermine which words use the letters highest on this listwithout repetition.
Using The Most Common Letters
Many people choose toprioritize getting vowels on the board first, since virtually every solution has at least one vowel and identifying which ones can make it much easier to guess. You may also want toprioritize the letter ein particular, since it is themost common vowel.
No E. T and U aren’t top 10 letters.
C and N are ranked 9 and 10.
3 Vowels
Yes
S and R are ranked 3 and 8. I is ranked at 7.
S and R are ranked 3 and 8. O is ranked at 4.
Out of these,AROSEcomes out top due to using thethree most common vowelsas well astwo top ten consonants.So, how do these compare to other optimal solutions people have uncovered?
Mathematically Optimal Options
ProgrammerTyler Glaiel produced a bot toanalyze the answers and guesses for past Wordle puzzles.You canread the math in his Medium post, and it generates two answers.
ROATE is the most optimal guess, based on how common the letters in it are in the solutions. However,roate itself isn’t a possible solution.If you want to have a chance ofhitting the answer in a single guess, thenRAISEis offered as an alternative.
Given that Roate is a financial metric which stands for ‘return on average tangible equity’, you’re able to probably see why we missed it.
Looking at our answers above, and given that raise is an anagram of arise, thecomplex math has come to pretty much the same solutionas looking at the top ten words. Not only that, but the argument that arose is better, since o ranks higher than i, is still valid.
WordleBot
As well as doing math, Tomsguide also usedWordlebot. This analyses data andchanges the suggested starting wordbased on which answers have already been used, as well as other metrics it has access to.
Somesolutions offeredinclude:
SLANT, SLATE, TRACE, LEAST, CRANE
All of these words aremade up of the top ten most common letters. They just have two vowels instead of three. Once again, showing thatsimplicity is key.
While Wordlebot doesalso offer other information,including extra hints, it is locked behind the NYT Paywall.
So Which Word Is The Best?
It seems that no matter if you use math or just good old-fashioned anagrams, theoptimal words are those which use the top ten most frequently appearing letters.
Any of the words mentioned will be absolutely fine, but we are still advocating forAROSEas our best suggestion.
TheGamer Daily Tips
If your starting word is failing you, and you don’t want to pay for a solution, then make sure tocheck out our Wordle page for hints and tips each day.
