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Best Starting Words for Wordle in Maori

Ranked by letter coverage across 1,151 daily-tier words. Words with all unique letters that test the most common letters in Maori Wordle.

Top 10 Starting Words

1
T
O
K
A
I
208
Coverage
2
K
A
U
R
I
204
Coverage
3
T
A
K
E
O
194
Coverage
4
I
K
U
R
A
204
Coverage
5
K
O
H
A
I
202
Coverage
6
P
A
T
O
U
196
Coverage
7
K
O
U
R
A
199
Coverage
8
T
I
A
R
E
197
Coverage
9
A
K
I
T
U
211
Coverage
10
K
A
I
T
U
211
Coverage

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

Most Common Letters in Maori Wordle

a
66%
i
41%
u
39%
o
36%
t
35%
k
30%
h
29%
r
28%
e
27%
p
20%
ā
20%
n
20%
m
14%
w
12%
ō
9%

Percentage of Maori 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 1,151 daily-tier words in the Maori word list — not generic English advice. Letter frequencies vary significantly between languages, so starting words that work for English may not be optimal for Maori.

Honorable Mentions

KIATU 211TUAKI 211MAURI 188INAHO 192HITAU 210TIHAU 210PAURI 194ATIRU 209RITUA 209TIRAU 209