People who start their Wordle with a vowely word like audio or alien are wrong

[AngelaBeverage]

Okay, so you've found out that your word has vowels. Well done. That narrows it down to just about every word.

I think a much better strategy is to start with lots of consonants, and especially consonants that can be used in consonant blends (like R or L) or digraphs (like C or H).

Vowels are less useful than consonants.

I always use the same starting word on the basis that one day that word will be the one. This has worked twice with audio and stare!

I now use tears.

I use whatever random word pops into my head. Usually try words with common letters in, Bread, great, heart, etc but sometimes when I’m feeling silly I use penis.

DP is much more strategic. We both usually get it in 4. He’s a superbrain so I’m always chuffed if I get it in 3 and he doesn’t.

Getting it in 1 is just a lucky guess so 2 is the goal for me!

I do DAILY and then HOUSE. That covers all 5 vowels and some useful consonants. I usually get it in 3/4 goes.

Ah, I thought that was only me…

I just start with something relevant to my day so today because I had a bacon sandwich I used bacon.

Today's word was tough, I gave up after 5 guesses and looked up the answer.

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I use adieu or chaos and generally get it in 4, occasionally 3 and twice in one!

Having just one "starter" word is unwise. I start with either a pair or a triplet of words which between them have all the vowels and the most-common consonants. If I start with a triplet I get the word correct on my first actual guess (which is word 4) about 80% of the time and get it by word 5 close to 100% of the time. If I start with just two and am guessing by word 3, I only get it on word 3 about 25% of the time so my overall statistics are better with a starting triplet.

I start with CHAOS, it’s been the word once and yes, I took a screen shot. PRINT is usually my second choice.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a solution that’s a plural or present verb of a tense, so if the S is right, I work on the assumption the word will end SS.

Just got it in 4 as ever - Its more fun not getting it straight away to be fair! Gave me a good 8 minutes of entertainment.

I e been using STONE after doing codewords and thinking they cropped up most

(Example from today:)

I always start with spine, grout, black. I almost always get it in 4.

I like consistency, rather than speed.

I always use a vowel filled word and it's rare for me not to get the word quickly. Although I must admit I hardly play it now, I got bored with it.

I think it’s more fun just to start with something a bit random as it forces you to think a bit more about what the best next word is. Using the same word every day gets a bit boring.

Wordle is nearly always solvable in 3-4 with a strong starter word so even with a weaker starting word it’s rare not to solve.

I get why statistically that might work, I just don’t want to waste a guess knowing that I’ve changed a correct letter to an incorrect one!

Could you not come up with a new second word that takes into account the correct letter?

So you don't play "hard" mode. Poor show and you'll never get a two.

I think that is a terrible strategy.
Most of the time I will have the word on my 3rd guess and you would not even have started guessing.

I used to start with mouse but it got boring so now I start with the first word the enters my head. It’s much more interesting for me that way.

Unless you think there’s a good chance you’re making a correct guess, or you need to narrow down the placement of a yellow, there’s no advantage in repeating letters from a previous guess, it’s a waste of an opportunity to find/eliminate more letters.

Often the best strategy is to think of words it could be, or common letters you have yet to eliminate, and then choose a word based on maximising these letters, excluding any you have already guessed (even if you know it can’t be the answer).

There are fewer vowels than consonants, and virtually every word has at least one.
I ALWAYS sort out the vowels first.

My starter is Aisle.

I do a starter pair that covers the 4 most common vowels and 6 common consonants. I occasionally change my second word based on the outcome of the first, but often when I do, it ends up taking an additional guess than if I had just used my standard.

As with PPs, if none of the vowels have pinged, then I know it will be U/Y in my third guess.

I always start with Earth as t,r, and e are so commonly used and h narrows the choices down a bit.
I like quordle better, much more challenging.

I always start with heart. Dunno why but works for me.

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I'm with @BestIsWest
But I have 2 starting words and can then usually get it in 3/4/5
Seems to be a decent strategy for me
Don't understand the PP who gave up and looked up the answer.
Both my starting words have 5 different letters in them, 2 vowels each.

I generally start with BEAUS, followed by GROIN, which gets me the vowels, or tells me whether there will be a Y.
Then I can follow on with some of the more common consonants, or look at combinations, if there are few vowels.