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Strategic players use starter words that cover the most letters. The NYT WordleBot says that the best 5-letter words are those that have a set of common vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and consonants that are used often (S, T, R, N, L).

There’s an art and a science to picking a good starting word for Wordle. Here are my suggestions for the best starters—and how to find the best starter for your playing style.