The WordSleuth blog
Strategy guides and tips for Wordle, Scrabble and other word games.
Wordle
Words With No Repeated Letters: Best Wordle Openers
Five different letters per guess, scored on the same lists our solver uses.
WordleStreak Saving Tactics for Brutal Wordle Days
What to do when guess four arrives and the word still has nine candidates.
WordleDouble-letter words in Wordle: how to hunt them
What our own word lists say about repeated letters, and the tells that you are in one.
WordleBest second guesses after CRANE and SLATE
The numbers behind guess two, measured on the same word list the solver uses.
ScrabbleHow to Get Better at Scrabble
Rack balance, tile timing, two-letter words and the stems that make bingos.
WordleWordle Hard Mode: A Strategy Guide
What the one extra rule changes, and how to keep gathering information.
WordleHow to Solve Almost Any Wordle in 3-4 Guesses
A repeatable routine: strong opener, a fresh-letter probe, then elimination.
WordleBest Wordle Starting Words, Explained
Why a small class of openers beats the hunt for one magic word.