Wordle Strategic Word Lists

Curated collections of words to improve your Wordle strategy. From optimal starting words to common patterns, these lists will help you develop a more systematic approach to solving the daily puzzle.

Optimal Starting Words

These words are statistically optimal for your first Wordle guess, based on letter frequency analysis and information theory.

SLATE
CRANE
AUDIO
STARE
RAISE
ROUND
SOARE
POINT
TRACE
LEAST
REALS
BLARE
ADIEU
ARISE

Why these words work

The optimal starting words contain common letters (E, A, R, T, S) in their statistically most likely positions, maximizing the information gained from your first guess.

Advanced Starting Strategies

More sophisticated opening words for players who want to try different approaches.

IRATE
SNARE
SAUCE
CRATE
OPERA
PLANT
TREAD
COAST
SHALE
CLOSE
NOTED
TRICE
AROSE
TALES

Two-Word Opening Strategy

Some players prefer to use their first two guesses to test different sets of common letters.

SLATE +CHOIR

Tests: S, L, A, T, E, C, H, O, I, R

CRANE +POUTS

Tests: C, R, A, N, E, P, O, U, T, S

SOARE +CLINT

Tests: S, O, A, R, E, C, L, I, N, T