A question for all 'Wordlers' (2actually)

[Shortfall]

I use 2 elimination words using up all the vowels for my strategy and my average is probably 3 or 4 guesses (I don't have an account so don't get the stats). I've had the odd 2 when my first word got me close enough for an educated guess but can't recall ever getting it in one.

 

[Dave7]

I tend to use the same starter word which tbh isn't very good as I usually get 1 amber or at best 1 green.
A couple of times I've lucky and got 2 or 3 greens.

 

[T4tomo]

No, it's a proper noun. Same for Czech, Inuit, Norse and Maori. The last one I tried as a potential vowel-rich starter but it wasn't allowed.

Oddly enough I think Welsh and Greek are allowed though.

I think welsh is a variant of welch, as in to renege on a promise.

Greek maybe be an adjective meaning regal but a bit racist, as in Phil the greek.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I think welsh is a variant of welch, as in to renege on a promise.

Greek maybe be an adjective meaning regal but a bit racist, as in Phil the greek.

There's also "it's all Greek to me" and an obscure US one to do with fraternities.
(figurative, colloquial) Synonym of incomprehensible, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects.
(US, not comparable) Of or relating to collegiate fraternities, sororities, or (uncommon) honor societies.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Greek

Wiktionary doesn't give any other meaning for Welsh other than ones connected to Wales (language, people, flora & fauna etc) but Mirriam Webster does give it as an alternate spelling of welch, as you say.

 

[Donger]

I gave up Wordle for Spellbee and Sudoku a while back, but I used to start most often with either "house" or "horse" and one of them came up twice during the time I was playing it. Not sure which one it was, though, and can't take any credit for it.

 

[markemark]

People seem hung up on the vowels. I find it best for the most common letters. My 2 starter words are STARE then DOING. I usually then have 3 or 4 letters to work with.

 

[Dadam]

I've never got a hole in one. My first word is usually STALE which has been the word in the past but must have been days when I didn't play.
I've got it in two 28 times out of 940. Average is between 3 and 4, tending towards 4.

STALE gets the 3 most common letters: E, S and T plus the two most common vowels. Then CURIO which gives the rest of the vowels and a couple of common consonants. If I get A and E in the first word plus a consonant I often skip CURIO and go straight to tailored guessing. Having all blanks after those two is an "Oh!" moment. Quite unusual but has happened more than once. I think NYMPH was one which I got.

 

[Dave7]

I've never got a hole in one. My first word is usually STALE which has been the word in the past but must have been days when I didn't play.
I've got it in two 28 times out of 940. Average is between 3 and 4, tending towards 4.

STALE gets the 3 most common letters: E, S and T plus the two most common vowels. Then CURIO which gives the rest of the vowels and a couple of common consonants. If I get A and E in the first word plus a consonant I often skip CURIO and go straight to tailored guessing. Having all blanks after those two is an "Oh!" moment. Quite unusual but has happened more than once. I think NYMPH was one which I got.

I always use DANCE but today will try STALE , then I can blame you if I fail.

 

[cisamcgu]

The Wordle dictionary consists of 12,972 total guessable five-letter words. This total is divided into two curated lists:

• Possible Solutions: 2,309 curated answers.
• Valid Guesses: 10,657 accepted words that are not currently in the pool of daily solutions

I didn't realise that there were 10,000+ words that were valid but would never be answers (although I had worked out that plurals seemed to be missing from answers)

 

[tarric]

Twice, I have used the same starter word for most of the time I have done wordle and it's come up twice.

 

[Veronese68]

People seem hung up on the vowels. I find it best for the most common letters. My 2 starter words are STARE then DOING. I usually then have 3 or 4 letters to work with.

Aah, I was wondering if I had the wrong idea. I start with STEAR then POUND if I don’t have a substantial clue. I think getting commonly used consonants is of value.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I have various starters, and my second guess follows a set strategy that depends on the first row.

I play my own rules that say not only do I always have to use all letters known to be right (ie hard mode) but I also have to use all of the letters known to be in there somewhere, but with unknown position, obviously not in positions known to be wrong. Kind of hard mode with knobs on.

Often this approach does me no favours but I can't change it now. Because I can't.