UnscrambleWords
Wordle
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The Smart Wordle Strategy

Narrow 12,000 possibilities to one in five guesses or less.

The core idea

Wordle is an information game. Your first two guesses should cover 10 unique high-frequency letters — not try to guess the answer. Save guessing for turns 3+.

Tips that actually work

  • Open with coverage

    Classic openers like SLATE + CRONY or CRANE + SPOIL test 10 common letters before you commit to a guess.

  • Mind letter positions

    Yellow feedback tells you a letter exists but not where. Rotate it to an unused position on the next guess.

  • Do not waste guesses

    If four letters are green, the remaining slot has at most 26 options — but often only 3 or 4 are real words.

  • Learn frequency

    E, A, R, O, T, L, I, S, N, U appear in 70 percent of Wordle answers. Prioritize them early.

Put it into practice.

Feed your current rack into the unscrambler and see how many of these ideas land in your next game.