Instead of doing Wordle online once a day, I downloaded a free app and have now done the challenge thousands of times. It’s relaxing.
I used the same strategy every time:
- ADIEU
- PORTS
All the vowels — but not “Y”. (I consider going WINGY if it seems a Y might be needed.)
I usually get a good idea of the word at that point. And next guess a word
If not, I go FLOCK or FILCH or FLUKE or some variation.
Most often I can solve it on the 4th guess.
Each time I’ve failed after 6 guesses with the ADIEU / PORTS start I write down the word.
The only words I’ve failed on twice are EERIE AND ENJOY. My brain seems to block words starting with E.
Here are the other words I’ve missed once. Sometimes due to laziness or lack of concentration.
style, humor, raise, relax, kills, maker, visit, maybe, wages, abyss , beard, dikes, years, along, exile, urged, ovary, gaily, gates, media, shone, cacao, array, robot, gonna, imply, ought, occur, bowed, faces, snoop, eerie, candy, handy, boxer, hedge, stays, outdo, madam, judge, comma, rigid, schwa, grows, hears, hobby, wings, sands, valve, lyric, myths, texts, table
Rick McCharles 