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Best Starting Words for Wordle in German

Ranked by letter coverage across 1,915 daily-tier words. Words with all unique letters that test the most common letters in German Wordle.

Top 10 Starting Words

1
A
R
T
E
N
194
Coverage
2
U
N
T
E
R
181
Coverage
3
A
L
T
E
R
187
Coverage
4
E
R
N
S
T
187
Coverage
5
A
L
T
E
N
186
Coverage
6
R
A
T
E
N
194
Coverage
7
S
T
E
R
N
187
Coverage
8
L
E
R
N
T
187
Coverage
9
S
E
N
A
T
186
Coverage
10
R
A
S
E
N
187
Coverage

Coverage score = sum of letter frequency percentages for each unique letter. Higher means the word tests more commonly-used letters in German Wordle.

Most Common Letters in German Wordle

e
65%
r
33%
a
32%
n
32%
t
32%
s
25%
i
25%
l
25%
u
19%
o
18%
h
18%
g
16%
b
15%
k
14%
m
14%

Percentage of German Wordle words containing each letter (counting each letter once per word).

Why These Words?

A good Wordle starting word maximizes the information you get from your first guess. The ideal word has:

  1. All unique letters — no repeats, so each tile gives you new information.
  2. High-frequency letters — letters that appear in the most words, so you're likely to get greens and yellows.
  3. Familiarity — a word you can remember and type quickly, especially in Speed Streak mode.

These rankings are computed from the actual 1,915 daily-tier words in the German word list — not generic English advice. Letter frequencies vary significantly between languages, so starting words that work for English may not be optimal for German.

Honorable Mentions

IHREN 173TAGEN 177UNSER 174ROTEN 180WAREN 169STEIN 179GETAN 177SAGEN 170ORTEN 180LITER 180