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Do you agree with NYT’s new official Wordle starting word?I’m quite partial to ‘STARE’, myself
I’m quite partial to ‘STARE’, myself
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Thebest Wordle starting wordhas long been a subject of debate ever since the clever little word-guessing game exploded in popularity the best part of a year ago. But now owners The New York Times have declared a new officially recommended startingWordleword, and I’m not sure how I feel about.
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LEASTis another starting suggestion, if you’re playing on hard mode, but fundamentally you’re still working with the same five letters there, so I’m not really sure how helpful that is.
This isn’t the first time WordleBot has offered starter word suggestions, though. Previously, WordleBot’s initial starter word recommendation wasCRANE, withDEALTfor hard mode (which at least puts a few different letters into the mix), but with this week’s upgrade to WordleBot 2.0, it’s clear there’s a favourite five-letter combo in town.
In any case, I’d be interested to know how many of you already use SLATE as your starting word, or, if you’ve got your own favourite, how different that is to the new official one.
And if you’re still trying to figure outtoday’s Wordle answer for August 22nd, then our guides team have got you covered with some hints to try and nudge you in the right direction.
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