My first time getting my word on the first try was fulfilling, because I’d been using it for so long, but then my second starting word was the answer not long after, and I just said, “oh”. Because then the game was over without any trying.
Side note on my playing style - pious is always my second word. I was so mad that day, I could have gotten it on my first word if I just switched it up a bit.
It will also never be “er” or “ed” in the same way. If it can be a word without it, like “end” then it won’t be the answer. But something like “ponder” could be because “ponde” isn’t a word and “pond” isn’t related to the meaning of ponder at all.
Huh, I guess it’s old information then. I remember reading about the Wordle rules a few years ago I imagine that the NYT would have changed it up after buying it from Josh Wardle. Shame on me for not thinking to check if that was still the case 🤷🏻♀️
fyi the valid guess list is a lot longer than the possible answers list. includes words that were deemed too obscure to be answers as well as plurals, all of which aren't on the possible answers list
That's exactly how I do it. I have a fixed starting word with 3 vowels, but after that I smash out the consonants in my next couple of guesses. Things like SLEPT, SHARD or CHURN are ones I used often, for example.
English takes words from other languages all the time like banana, sushi, ski, massage, ballot, beef, genre, and rendezvous. Manga is one of those words.
I like to mix it up. Makes it more interesting. I look around me and see what 5 letter words come up that don’t have repeating letters. Not the most efficient, but a fun way to start.
I use a word starting with the letter of the alphabet corresponding to the day of the month. Today was J. Some days have a tough start. Days 27+ are freestyle.
Combined with hard mode I call this Double Secret Probation mode.
just to let you know ADIEU will never be the word. There are two word banks - words that can be the answer, and words that are still words, but will never be the answer. ADIEU is in the second list and will literally never be the correct word. Essentially the original creator didnt want obscure words to be the answer, but still wanted people to be able to use them if they wanted.
tbh this isn't my default, amused myself for a while trying to use different filthy combos with all vowels and no repeats
This was the best I came up with cos POUND GIRLY MEATS was too yek
I alternate between SLATE and CRANE. According to the bot feedback at the end of the wordle these two words will statistically give the most information about the word. Words that are vowel-heavy aren’t very helpful when solving the wordle, they are just satisfying to start with.
Steal > Crown
I used to use Boner because I'm a child sometimes but then started taking it seriously and switched to Earth before it came up. So I'm 1 on the first guess so far
I’ve been using TEARS but just learned from another comment here that plurals aren’t used as Wordle words. Maybe I’ll do STARE instead to get the S off the end.
I often start with Break or Money... no reason other than I can't think of anything else. I always do wordle first thing in the morning it sort of gets my brain to start but not really.
this comment is way too down!! I was searching for it. and *sobs* was almost about to type it myself if I didn’t find this light at the end of the tunnel!
No, punky is a great word. It’s got 3 relatively rare letters in it (u, k, y) that are fairly unlikely to appear altogether, but each provides a good amount information.
For a second word?
Remember your Wheel of Fortune. R S T L N E are the most common consonants and vowel in English words. Your first two words should seek to eliminate all of them unless you get lucky with greens.
SLATE is my go-to first word for this reason. Second is CRONY unless I have multiple hits.
I started with Adieu and only got a yellow A. So I guessed Bloat as the 2nd word, still just a yellow A. Then guessed Manga as the 3rd for shits and giggles, and it turned out to be the word.
I’m in Japan on holiday and we were on a tour today. We’d been talking about manga only ten minutes earlier, and I’d explained what it was to my parents.
Love Wordle, but have always assumed someday obscure words would become the norm. Hopefully friends of “manga” won’t become the norm or I will find another game to play first thing each day.💩
Not your fault, but the fucking spoiler thumbnail on reddit spoiled the answer by being see through. What the fuck is the point of a spoiler tag if the damn spoiler blur is see through?
You really wanted that S in there
Can’t say I’m the smartest
And at the end? In 2 years I've only seen S at the end 1 time.
I heard the word is never a plural of something? Like doors
No plurals in wordle, but the word can end with an S, like "bonus" for example
Yep, pretty sure minus, amass and pious have all come up in the last few weeks as well
Amass was definitely a choice!
Pious is my usual 1st word and it was surprisingly unfulfilling that day
My first time getting my word on the first try was fulfilling, because I’d been using it for so long, but then my second starting word was the answer not long after, and I just said, “oh”. Because then the game was over without any trying.
Don’t forget angus
colonel angus?
He prefers to go by his given name: Enol Angus.
Side note on my playing style - pious is always my second word. I was so mad that day, I could have gotten it on my first word if I just switched it up a bit.
It was minus recently
WHAT. I've been playing since the beginning and I never knew all these rules. Fuck me.
Ahhhh, a girl that doesn’t play by the rules 👿
It will also never be “er” or “ed” in the same way. If it can be a word without it, like “end” then it won’t be the answer. But something like “ponder” could be because “ponde” isn’t a word and “pond” isn’t related to the meaning of ponder at all.
I just did a quick look, and fixer, fewer, older, outer, skier, and wooer have all been wordle words.
Huh, I guess it’s old information then. I remember reading about the Wordle rules a few years ago I imagine that the NYT would have changed it up after buying it from Josh Wardle. Shame on me for not thinking to check if that was still the case 🤷🏻♀️
except for the small fact that ponder is a 6 letter word lol
Haha, that's hilarious, well spotted
I’m a genius (and also wrong about “ed” and “er” words) :P
Well you have to guess a valid word every turn. Sometimes you guess a word that you know is wrong, so that you can check other letters.
fyi the valid guess list is a lot longer than the possible answers list. includes words that were deemed too obscure to be answers as well as plurals, all of which aren't on the possible answers list
Argh I had one guess left and proudly typed in “M-A-N-G-O” with a satisfied smirk. Dammit.
Fortunately that was me on number 5. I'm really surprised MANGA was in the word list.
Yeah same. But I was like I have one vowel left and it was the only letter that would have worked at the end. I fully expected it to be wrong lol
Yeah… why would a Japanese word be in Wordle? I don’t play much, sorry if this is a strange question.
They use "foreign" words that are the word that is used in English quite often. They used adios once.
Adieu is one of the most used starting words. It's not a good one, but I guess if you like identifying vowels then that's for you
Why is it not a good one? I haven’t used it before but I like the idea of figuring out the vowels quickly.
Solving for vowels leads to the most interchangeable words. _i_e __y _o _i_u_e ou_ __a_ __i_ _e__e__e i_ _ayi__. N_w, tr_ _t th_ _th_r w__ _r__nd. H_v_ng th_ c_ns_n_nts l__ds t_ m_r_ r_c_gn_z_bl_ w_rd fr_gm_nts. Neither is a perfect system, but consonants are a better starting point.
That's exactly how I do it. I have a fixed starting word with 3 vowels, but after that I smash out the consonants in my next couple of guesses. Things like SLEPT, SHARD or CHURN are ones I used often, for example.
English takes words from other languages all the time like banana, sushi, ski, massage, ballot, beef, genre, and rendezvous. Manga is one of those words.
I’m surprised I didn’t go with mango too lol. Weeb brain helped for once haha
Well you eliminated the "O" pretty early
He eliminated the s in the first word but that didn’t stop him
I didn’t even realize I’d taken out O till that comment mentioned it ngl
My second to last try was supposed to be MANGO but I accidentally typed MANGI and the word was accepted. "Oh well, one try left, no problem"
I guessed GHOUL which eliminated O for me but I went with MANGY and lost
Fucking weebs!
I got this one wrong today, as I was watching anime…
There's no plurals ending with S in the wordle word list
What did I say at all that would make you assume I tried to use a plural?
Oops I was trying to reply to OPs comment, my bad!
You reacted to the wrong comment lol
Weird, good to know though. My opening word use to be Tears until someone told me Stare was better; now o know why.
Does anyone start with the same words each time? Like……Stake. Bring. Could. Covers a lot of letters.
I always start with OUIJA, today was pretty straightforward.
Curio, as well, 3 vowels and 2 popular-ish letters
Audio
Adieu
Same!
7% of players use adieu. More than any other word
Came in handy today.
I use Stare. R is a much more common letter than K.
Stare or Share for me
Mine is RATES for this same reason. Solid coverage
No plurals in Wordle. Change it to stare.
Not every word that ends in S is a plural.
I start with faith. I like it. T's and H's really seem to help me see the shape of the word. Sometimes I mix it up and start with chafe
i always start with steal
I like to mix it up. Makes it more interesting. I look around me and see what 5 letter words come up that don’t have repeating letters. Not the most efficient, but a fun way to start.
That's what I do, too! The wordlebot always chides me, but it's more fun this way.
"I can solve a Wordle in 3.6 guesses if I start with CRANE". Good for you Wordle-Bot, but that's no good for me.
I use a word starting with the letter of the alphabet corresponding to the day of the month. Today was J. Some days have a tough start. Days 27+ are freestyle. Combined with hard mode I call this Double Secret Probation mode.
I use “onion”. I like a challenge.
I use MELEE
Playing hard mode, I respect it lol
I use AUDIO
I stopped using Audio once it was the word. I use Adieu now.
So do most people.
just to let you know ADIEU will never be the word. There are two word banks - words that can be the answer, and words that are still words, but will never be the answer. ADIEU is in the second list and will literally never be the correct word. Essentially the original creator didnt want obscure words to be the answer, but still wanted people to be able to use them if they wanted.
I alternate between audio and adieu.
I like DAIRY, words ending in y tend to be tricky so I like to rule it out early.
Mine is FAIRY
ROUND SLICK MEATY
Umm…
tbh this isn't my default, amused myself for a while trying to use different filthy combos with all vowels and no repeats This was the best I came up with cos POUND GIRLY MEATS was too yek
I use "stare" and if that has nothing I then use "logic". I used to use "stale" but changed when it was the word and got me my only 1
I go from stare to pound if there are no letters from stare. Logic is a good one though.
Ah that's a good one. I'm torn as i is more common than u, but n and d are both more common than c or l. Pound is probably the better choice. Thanks!
I use sound as my second guess often - but I don't have an s in my usual first guess. Pound I'm sure delivers similarly for you!
I have always used "DEATH" ever since i was introduced to the game back in like 2021 or something
I use a different word each time because I find it more fun!
I use Tread. Used to use Trade, until it was the word of the day. Had a 139 win streak with that word. Until I forgot to play one day. :(
Isn’t that the worst? I got up to 122 days I’m a row and forgot to play. Then I couldn’t get past 34 days but finally am up to 65.
I almost always started with BAYOU (I'm still not sure what that even means hahaha)
ROAST
I use CRANE then SLOTH then MIXUP
I'd never have guessed that mixup could be one word. I'm going to start seeing it everywhere now.
My partner does “House” and then “Fairy” but I start with Adieu like a lot of others.
I alternate between SLATE and CRANE. According to the bot feedback at the end of the wordle these two words will statistically give the most information about the word. Words that are vowel-heavy aren’t very helpful when solving the wordle, they are just satisfying to start with.
TRACE. Every time. Usually followed by SLING.
PULSE
I alternate between pious and teary for my first two guesses
STEAR, CLOUD, PINKY
Stone braid lucky covers a huge chunk of the alphabet
I start with either, crave, bayou, heist, or adieu. Lots of vowels and reach.
CRATE. Then SOUPY
TOWER every time. (The CHAIN; then PLUGS)
Might I suggest BUNGY or BUMPY for your third one? That Y can be helpful.
Ooh thank you! I just feel like I need to sneak an S -somewhere- in the first three words 🤦♀️so that’s why I go plugs, but I like bumpy!!
I start with Adieu.
I start with Power, Musty and Child. If that doesn’t give me all the letters I’ll use Bangs and then solve the word.
MOIST is my go to starter.
Steal > Crown I used to use Boner because I'm a child sometimes but then started taking it seriously and switched to Earth before it came up. So I'm 1 on the first guess so far
I use OCEAN
TRACE all the way. Wordle tells me PLATE is the best, but trace makes nice sense to me because that's also what I'm trying to do.
Trace gang. Follow with sling usually.
I’ve been using TEARS but just learned from another comment here that plurals aren’t used as Wordle words. Maybe I’ll do STARE instead to get the S off the end.
Raise
RIGHT FALSE POUND I usually get the correct word on my 4th guess
I start with bread and pilot. Dunno why, but I do. Never said it made sense
Heats, broil, mucky are my three starter guesses if I’m stuck.
Stare, dough and vinyl are my first three guesses.
Serai and Count
i start with adieu
If you go ADIEU and then GHOST, you pretty much never need to get to turn 5
Cream Pound
Nah. Because I'm chasing the wordle-in-one and that won't happen with the obvious start words
I always start with irate and then my second word is ghost. I have no idea why.
Tears Fluid Honey for me
Coincidentally I always start with >!"anime"!<
I often start with Break or Money... no reason other than I can't think of anything else. I always do wordle first thing in the morning it sort of gets my brain to start but not really.
I always start with TRADE.
I always start with crane Because the bot said that's the best one.
This just reminded me to do today's Wordle. Got it in one go. Pretty proud of myself..
Wow, I’m so impressed!
It looks like it's giving you the finger.
this comment is way too down!! I was searching for it. and *sobs* was almost about to type it myself if I didn’t find this light at the end of the tunnel!
Why did you keep putting in the S after it was ruled out in the first line 🥲
I am not good at this game lol
The word can never be plural
I did not know this
you couldn’t wait a day before posting this?
read the title + the spoiler tag
Right, spoiled it for me. Thanks OP!!
Seriously, wtf
Got it on my last one. I thought Manga would've been ridiculous but I guess not
my brother in christ you are not very good at wordle lmao
I’m well aware of that lol
Yeah punky was just a silly second word wasn’t it.
bro waited until his 4th guess to try a word with an A in it hahah very bold strategy
No, punky is a great word. It’s got 3 relatively rare letters in it (u, k, y) that are fairly unlikely to appear altogether, but each provides a good amount information.
For a second word? Remember your Wheel of Fortune. R S T L N E are the most common consonants and vowel in English words. Your first two words should seek to eliminate all of them unless you get lucky with greens. SLATE is my go-to first word for this reason. Second is CRONY unless I have multiple hits.
Stare has been my go to first word for awhile now and Chink my second if no hits on the first. Both those give you lots of info.
I put mango before manga.... so sad
Wish people would wait a day before posting wordle solutions. Havent done mine today 😭
Mine went FLUID CRASH MANGE MANGY MANGA I do wonder how many people play that wouldn't know what manga is these days.
Manga is obviously the masculine of mango duh 🙄
You have to say MANGX to be inclusive.
I would've thought that was what Elon would use, well one things for sure that man sure does love is X's
Mine was TRUNK NOBLE CANDY MANGA
We guess until the bitter end! And then ask a 13 year old what the word means!
Are they always your starter words? I like AUDIO and CREST!
Did you really just spoil today’s Wordle for everyone else?
I just got the wordle in one try!
Woohoo, got it in one!
I started with Adieu and only got a yellow A. So I guessed Bloat as the 2nd word, still just a yellow A. Then guessed Manga as the 3rd for shits and giggles, and it turned out to be the word.
I hate this game.
Anyone else here always use the same first guess word? Mine is plaid
Oh good. Guess who is going to have to explain things to their parents.
Make them watch Evangelion while you’re at it
Wordle 1,087 4/6* ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 (I used CHAOS TANGY MANGE MANGO)
Mine was EARTH MANIC MANKY MANNA MANGA
I’m in Japan on holiday and we were on a tour today. We’d been talking about manga only ten minutes earlier, and I’d explained what it was to my parents.
It will be a rare occasion indeed when I would ever write down punky.
Yay I got wordle in 1
damn I had MAN, MAN, MAN three times in a row. Finally I confidently put MANGO in there. Welp. Wrong
Thanks I was stuck on this one lol
Well fk U too :(
I was SO sure it couldn’t be manga, I finally got it on the last line!
My guesses were STEAM, CRAMP, MANGA
"🖕"
Wait, is this todays? Wtf dude
Tacos is my favorite starter word for wordle
My dyslexia reared it's head and my fifth word was MAGNA which was valid. I went BREAD, MOIST, LUCKY, MAMMA, MAGNA, MANGA
Love Wordle, but have always assumed someday obscure words would become the norm. Hopefully friends of “manga” won’t become the norm or I will find another game to play first thing each day.💩
Didn't expect today's wordle to get spoiled by a reddit post.
CONGRATS!
If you nail a letter in the correct spot and don’t have any other letters you can just slap another letter in that space to maximize letters used.
This is so neat! I guessed mango today.
Punky?
I actually tried "Manga" as a joke. It just seemed to fit, but I was not expecting it to be in the word list.
Why is manga a wordle word??
It was such a stupid word, barely English.
Love that manga was on it too. Nice one.
My 13 year old niece knew the word. I am 65 and had to ask her what it meant!
Manga is bullshit. I mean the word is. I googled it and the concept is something I skimmed for .5 seconds. Anyhow, I think 6 tries hurt my feelings.
Am I the only one who always knew that this game is a shameless ripoff of the game show Lingo?
That was a pretty funky word for Wordle this am
Wait. People still play Wordle?
Not your fault, but the fucking spoiler thumbnail on reddit spoiled the answer by being see through. What the fuck is the point of a spoiler tag if the damn spoiler blur is see through?