Updated: April 20
TIP 1: Guess new vs past words as a tie breaker.
If you think of two answers and one is on the list, choose the “new” word. NYT said new words will be more common than repeat words for now. So either answer could be right, but new words are still more likely.
TIP 2: Use old vs recent as a tie breaker.
Choose older past answers over recent past answers. Reuse answer numbers so far: #0, #296, #4, #51, #15, #59 #112, #1226, #57. All but 1 from year 1.
TIP 3: Check CHRON list for the last repeat date. If a repeat (@) was in past few days, we are not likely to have a repeat today.
TIP 4: Repeat answers are least likely to repeat again.
If you see the “@” repeat mark on a past answer, it isn’t likely going to be used a third time.
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F.A.Q.s
If the answer is a repeat today, why can’t the list show that?
Because that is spoiler-ish. It would be a bit of a cheat to get future information and update the “past” answers list. I would have to set my computer to play in the future to go get that information.
Why is Wordle repeating words? There are so many left.
An important part of Wordle’s design is it has about 12,000 words you are allowed to guess, but less than 3,000 of those are considered common enough to be answers. The smaller “common” answers list is designed so that over 95% of people will “win” each day. Wordle wants to avoid player frustration. It is the smaller common list that is running out and why they have to start repeating words.
What are the numbers after each word?
These are the past answers in order starting with CIGAR #0, REBUT #1, SISSY #2, HUMPH #3, etc. Older answers are more likely to repeat than newer answers.
Why do some days have two answers?
When NYT bought Wordle from Josh Wardle, they made some edits to the list. The way the platform was built, some people would see the original word and some the new word on the same day. Those are footnoted with “a” and “b”. NYT fixed that issue within a few months.
Why does the list not update at midnight?
The list updates at 6 a.m. ET with yesterday’s word to give time for the Hawaii time zone to finish their day (night.) So the list does update at midnight (in Hawaii.)
What are the blue triangles?
These return you to the A-Z index. Helps jump down and back up the list. Thanks to Aitch & Bill for the idea!
I think you are missing a word on your list. I remember it being used before.
I routinely audit the list for accuracy and am glad to check, but there are a dozen or more of the Five Forks List users that keep me honest! You should see what happens when I key the sequence or date number wrong!