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English · 2043 candidates
Best starting words in English
The best first guess in English is RAISE. On average, RAISE leaves 2.6% of the possible answers. The next best openers are TRACE, CRATE, SLATE, and IRATE. The top 5 are within 0.03 bits of each other, so any of them is a strong start.
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r
a
i
s
e
5.88
bits
2
t
r
a
c
e
5.87
bits
3
c
r
a
t
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5.87
bits
4
s
l
a
t
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5.86
bits
5
i
r
a
t
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5.85
bits
Method: our solver plays each of the 2,039 words of the English answer list against every answer and ranks openers by how much their color pattern tells you, in bits (the figure beside each word).
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Wordle solver work in English?
Yes. The solver uses the English word list and colors each guess with the same rules as our English game.
Is the Wordle solver free?
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How does it pick the next word?
It picks the guess expected to learn the most: the word whose colors split the remaining answers most evenly.
Which word list does it use?
It uses the English daily answer list: every word that can be the answer to a daily puzzle.
What does Skill mean?
Skill measures how close your guess came to the play that learns the most, given what you knew at the time.
What does Luck mean?
Luck measures how well the colors fell for you: 50 is as expected, 100 is the best possible split.
What is the best starting word for Wordle in English?
RAISE is the best starting word in our solver's ranking of the English answer list. On average it leaves 2.6% of the possible answers.