{"id":4768,"date":"2026-06-08T06:04:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/wordle\/?page_id=4768"},"modified":"2026-06-08T06:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:04:29","slug":"tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/wordle\/tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips &amp; Stats &amp; FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/wordle\/feedback\/general\/\">General Feedback<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/wordle\/after-party\/\">After Party<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Updated: June 7<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9d83e72f9107c026704d171e9342e168\" id=\"play-tips\"><strong>Play Tips<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>TIP 1: Guess new vs past words as a tie breaker. <\/strong><br \/>\nIf you think of two answers and one is on the list, choose the \u201cnew\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIP 2: Use old vs recent as a tie breaker. <\/strong><br \/> Choose older past answers over recent past answers. Repeat answers so far are mainly from year 1. See stats below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIP 3: Check CHRON list for the last repeat date.<\/strong> If a repeat (@) was in past few days, we are not likely to have a repeat today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIP 4: Repeat answers are least likely to repeat again. <\/strong><br \/>\nIf you see the \u201c@&#8221; repeat mark on a past answer, it isn\u2019t likely going to be used a third time.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/wordle\/feedback\/general\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"175\">General Feedback<\/a> and the <a href=\"\/wordle\/after-party\/\">After Party<\/a> for lots of discussion!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"\/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1eeed389c7f75675a1ed1e6f3bbd7cf4\" id=\"repeat-stats\"><strong>Repeat Stats<\/strong><\/h4>\n<style>\n.wordle-repeats {\nwidth: 100%;\nborder-collapse: collapse;\nfont-size: 14px;\n}\n.wordle-repeats th,\n.wordle-repeats td {\npadding: 4px 0px;\nborder-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\nvertical-align: top;\n}\n.wordle-repeats th:first-child,\n.wordle-repeats td:first-child {\ntext-align: left;\n}\n.wordle-repeats th:not(:first-child),\n.wordle-repeats td:not(:first-child) {\ntext-align: center;\nwhite-space: nowrap;\n}\n.wordle-repeats .avg-row td {\nfont-weight: 600;\nborder-top: 2px solid #000;\n}\n@media (max-width: 480px) {\n.wordle-repeats-x th:nth-child(4),\n.wordle-repeats-x td:nth-child(4),\n.wordle-repeats-x th:nth-child(5),\n.wordle-repeats-x td:nth-child(5) {\ndisplay: none;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<table class=\"wordle-repeats\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Repeat<\/th>\n<th>Date<\/th>\n<th>Seq<br \/>#<\/th>\n<th>Days<br \/>\u0394<\/th>\n<th>Odds*<\/th>\n<th>Prior<br \/>#<\/th>\n<th>Prior<br \/>Yr<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>CIGAR<\/td>\n<td>02\/02\/26<\/td>\n<td>1689<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SQUAD<\/td>\n<td>02\/17\/26<\/td>\n<td>1704<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>13.3%<\/td>\n<td>296<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>AWAKE<\/td>\n<td>02\/21\/26<\/td>\n<td>1708<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>15.8%<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>LINEN<\/td>\n<td>03\/03\/26<\/td>\n<td>1718<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>13.8%<\/td>\n<td>51<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GRADE<\/td>\n<td>03\/15\/26<\/td>\n<td>1730<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>12.2%<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IVORY<\/td>\n<td>03\/27\/26<\/td>\n<td>1742<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>11.3%<\/td>\n<td>59<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>COMET<\/td>\n<td>03\/30\/26<\/td>\n<td>1745<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>12.5%<\/td>\n<td>122<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SANDY<\/td>\n<td>04\/04\/26<\/td>\n<td>1750<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>13.1%<\/td>\n<td>1226<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>STAND<\/td>\n<td>04\/19\/26<\/td>\n<td>1765<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>11.8%<\/td>\n<td>57<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BRING<\/td>\n<td>05\/02\/26<\/td>\n<td>1778<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>11.1%<\/td>\n<td>164<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CLOCK<\/td>\n<td>05\/12\/26<\/td>\n<td>1788<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>11.0%<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>AGREE<\/td>\n<td>05\/21\/26<\/td>\n<td>1797<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>11.0%<\/td>\n<td>70<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SMILE<\/td>\n<td>05\/30\/26<\/td>\n<td>1806<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>11.0%<\/td>\n<td>830<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>THUMB<\/td>\n<td>06\/07\/26<\/td>\n<td>1814<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>11.1%<\/td>\n<td>115<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"avg-row\">\n<td>14 <br \/>repeats<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>125 <br \/>days<\/td>\n<td>9.6 <br \/>avg<\/td>\n<td>11.1% <br \/>odds<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #555; margin-top: 6px;\">\n*Odds cumulative: total repeat words \u00f7 (last Seq# \u2212 first Seq#).<br \/>\nThus the final row\u2019s Odds equals the overall average.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Based on the number of days since last repeat:<br \/><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#b0e0e6\" class=\"has-inline-color\">low<\/mark><\/strong> (2) = 0 to 4<br \/><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#ffa500\" class=\"has-inline-color\">medium<\/mark><\/strong> (4) = 5 to 9<br \/><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#ffff00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">high<\/mark><\/strong> (7) = 10 or higher<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"\/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3722188bcc60277834783f032bc6f716\" id=\"light-dark-mode\"><strong>Light Dark Mode<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Set Light \/ Dark \/ Auto mode. <br \/>Auto responds to your device settings.<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"dark-mode-toggle\" \n        style=\"background: #36c2cb; border: none; font-size: 1 rem; cursor: pointer; padding: 8px 12px; min-width: 70px;\"><br \/>\n    Auto \ud83c\udf17<br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"\/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-83d6cf4c8ad427c0ddfa9d64c24fde81\" id=\"FAQ\"><strong>F.A.Q.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>If the answer is a repeat today, why can&#8217;t the list show that?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>Because that is spoiler-ish. It would be a bit of a cheat to get future information and update the &#8220;past&#8221; answers list. I would have to set my computer to play in the future to go get that information.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Why is Wordle repeating words? There are so many left.<\/em><\/strong><br \/> An important part of Wordle\u2019s 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 \u201ccommon\u201d answers list is designed so that over 95% of people will \u201cwin\u201d each day. Wordle wants to avoid player frustration. It is the smaller <em>common<\/em> list that is running out and why they have to start repeating words.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Can you signal a repeat word for the day or hide a PU that repeats today?<\/em><\/strong><br \/><em>When other sites started doing this, I thought about it. But it requires future information. Peeking into the future is against the spirit of this &#8220;past list&#8221; site. I also don&#8217;t publish remaining answer lists because that is future information, too.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What are the numbers after each word?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThese are the past answers in order starting with CIGAR #0, REBUT #1, SISSY #2,&nbsp; HUMPH #3, etc. Older answers are more likely to repeat than newer answers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Why do some days have two answers?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nWhen 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 &#8220;a&#8221; and &#8220;b&#8221;. NYT fixed that issue within a few months.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Why does the list not update at midnight?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThe list updates at 6 a.m. ET with yesterday&#8217;s word to give time for the Hawaii time zone to finish their day (night.) So the list does update at midnight (in Hawaii.)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What are the blue triangles?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThese return you to the A-Z index. Helps jump down and back up the list. Thanks to Aitch &amp; Bill for the idea!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I think you are missing a word on your list. I remember it being used before.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nI 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!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"\/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9525fe6f71f51e71b069d3685ba9a000\" id=\"after-party\"><strong>After Party Tips<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>TIP 1:<\/strong> Play Wordle first then visit <em>Today&#8217;s<\/em> After Party to share results, rants, or observations. (avoid peeking into tomorrow).<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>TIP 2:<\/strong> Use the Wordle game&#8217;s &gt; See Results &gt; Green share button to copy\/paste your puzzle boxes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-container-content-29dca9c1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/wordle\/files\/2026\/04\/wordle-share-button.png\" alt=\"wordle share button\" class=\"wp-image-5805\" style=\"width:119px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>TIP 3:<\/strong> Put an emoji in your texting app and you can copy and paste it. \ud83e\udd73<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>Tip 4:<\/strong> The &#8220;Today&#8221; button matches your browser time to help. 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