2026-07-13
Best Wordle Starting Words: Data-Ranked Openers
Compare the best Wordle starting words using letter coverage, duplicate-letter penalties, and the local answer set, then test each opener in the solver.
Compare the best Wordle starting words using letter coverage, duplicate-letter penalties, and the local answer set, then test each opener in the solver.
Learn what spiff means, where the word comes from, how to use it, and whether SPIFF appears in the site’s Wordle, Scrabble, and Words With Friends lists.
Understand how Wordle handles repeated letters, why one copy can be gray while another is yellow or green, and how to enter those clues in the solver.