Wordlehas become a part of my day.
And to increase my chances, I use this list of themost popular letters in the English language.
E and A are tops, whereas J and Q don’t show up in many words.
If you’re reading this,Wordleneeds no explanation.
The puzzle was invented by Josh Wardle (Wardle – Wordle, get it?)
andbought for big bucks by The New York Timesin 2022.
It’s addictive and fun.
I stuck to thesame starter wordsfor a long time, and they’d usually work for me.
and some other major consonants going.
And that strategy is still a solid one.
I may go back to it if I feel I’m in a rut.
TRAIN is pretty self-explanatory if you’ve studiedwhich letters are most commonly used in English words.
All five of the letters in TRAIN are among the top seven letters used.
And it’s an easy-to-remember starter word for sure.
CLOSE as a second choice is interesting.
Sometimes, though, I get zero correct letters out of CLOSE.
But believe it or not, that helps me, too.
That way, you could at least determine if there’s an F in three of the five spots.
Remember, too, that there may be more than one of the same letter used.
X marks the spot
Here’s one more oddball tip.
If I know the word ends in “ON” from my guesses, I punch in in XXXON.
Then I study the unguessed letters in the keyboard and mentally picture them where the Xs are.
If the Xs make it too confusing, you might also just write down the options using blanks.
That might give you a better view of possibilities.
That’s my new Wordle process.
It may not be the perfect strategy.
But I almost always find myself in a good place after two rounds of guessing.
For more Wordle tips and tricks,here’s a roundup of excellent strategies.
If you’re done with Wordle for the day, giveConnectionsa try.
It’s also a word game from the Times, but it taps into different parts of your brain.
We havetips for that, too.
