Best Starting Words for Wordle

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Wordle has taken the internet by storm. Each day players from around the globe are trying to guess a five-letter word with only six guesses to do so. Starting the game out with a strong word is important, and has a huge impact on how many guesses it takes for many players to solve the puzzle. Here are some tips and starting words to help players up their game.

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There are a few basic tips many word puzzle games already know, but are important to take into account when trying to solve a Wordle puzzle:

  • e, t, a, i, o, n, s, h, and r are the most used letters in the English language
  • t, a, o, d, and w are the most common letters to start English words
  • e, s, d, and t are the most common last letters in English words

Players starting a Wordle puzzle should also aim to use five unique letters to better narrow down the ones they need for the final word.

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Using the above information, here are some good starting words for Wordle:

  • Tears
  • Arise
  • Earth
  • Ethos
  • Wheat
  • Showd
  • Threw
  • Death
  • Wired
  • Sword

Of course, there are many other words that fit the bill, but this should be a great start for most!

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