Wordle Solver

Q: What is the best first word for Wordle?

Words like STARE, CRANE, RAISE, ADIEU, and AUDIO are considered optimal first guesses because they contain high-frequency letters — S, T, A, R, E — that appear in the most English words. STARE and CRANE each cover 5 of the 10 most common letters.

Enter your green, yellow, and grey tiles to instantly find every possible Wordle answer. Works for standard Wordle, NYT Wordle, and any 5-letter word game.

How to use — Click a letter tile to cycle through: blank → green → yellow → grey

Green = correct position

Yellow = wrong position

Grey = not in word

Letters NOT in word (grey tiles from all guesses)

Best Wordle Starting Words

STARES+T+A+R+E — 5 top-10 letters

CRANEC+R+A+N+E — no repeats, 4 vowel positions

RAISER+A+I+S+E — 3 vowels, common consonants

ADIEU4 vowels — reveals all common vowels

AUDIO4 vowels — A+U+D+I+O coverage

SLATES+L+A+T+E — strong consonant+vowel mix

Wordle Strategy Guide

Start With Vowels

Use a first guess that contains 3 or more vowels. ADIEU and AUDIO each contain 4 vowels — this immediately tells you which vowels are present in the target word before using consonant-heavy guesses.

Target High-Frequency Letters

The 10 most common letters in 5-letter words are E, A, R, O, T, L, I, S, N, C. A strong first guess covers as many of these as possible. STARE covers 5 of the top 10 in a single guess.

Avoid Repeat Letters Early

In your first two guesses, avoid words with repeated letters. Each unique letter gives you new information. STEEL wastes a guess because you already knew E after one use — use STONE instead.

Use Yellow Letters

A yellow tile means the letter is in the word but not in that position. Move it to a different position in your next guess. Never guess a letter in the same position it showed yellow — that is guaranteed wrong.

Hard Mode Strategy

In hard mode you must use all revealed letters. This can trap you — plan two guesses ahead. Use your third guess to eliminate letters even if it means not using all confirmed letters yet, except when on your last guess.

Use This Solver

After two guesses you should have enough constraints to narrow the answer to under 20 words. Enter your clues above and the solver shows every valid match — then pick the word that tests the most remaining unknowns.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the Wordle solver work?

Enter letters you know are in the correct position (green tiles), letters that are in the word but in the wrong position (yellow tiles), and letters that are not in the word (grey tiles). The solver filters all 11,963 valid 5-letter words and shows every possible match instantly.

How many possible Wordle answers are there?

There are 11,963 valid 5-letter words in the English dictionary. Wordle uses a curated subset of around 2,300 common words. Our solver searches the full 11,963-word list so it catches every possible answer regardless of which version you are playing.

What is the best first word for Wordle?

STARE, CRANE, and RAISE are considered the three strongest opening words based on letter frequency analysis. Each covers 5 of the 10 most common letters in English 5-letter words, maximising the information you get from your first guess.

Can I use this for NYT Wordle?

Yes. This solver works for the New York Times Wordle, the original Wordle, Quordle, Worldle, and any other game that uses standard 5-letter English words. The word list covers all major dictionary editions used by these games.

Is the Wordle solver cheating?

That depends on how you play. Using the solver to learn strategy is educational. Using it to find the answer before guessing removes the challenge the game was designed to provide. Many players use it after failing a puzzle to understand what the answer was and why.