What Your Wordle Strategy Says About You

I first discovered Wordle in my seventh grade math class, where my teacher would do the daily 5 letter guessing game with us at the start of each class. I remember how fun it was, how we all used to yell our suggestions, brainstorm word ideas, and beg to do more after we inevitably succeeded or failed. I continued doing these Wordles well after my grade seven year – and still to this day – and find them such a fun little treat to do on the train to and from school, before bed, or even on the treadmill. As I was doing today’s Wordle, shamefully getting the word on the very last try, I began to think about what the best strategy would be to winning in the most effective manner. Then, I thought about why I was getting upset over not guessing the Wordle fast enough, and thinking about whether my “POISE” starter was not good enough. After that I thought, why can’t we all just guess the words we want? What makes “CRANE” so much better than “BEEFY”? I guess some words are just more equal than others huh…I see how it is. In this line of thinking, I came up with 3 different approaches to the daily Wordle, and what it says about you (yes this is definite and absolutely true). Enjoy!

The Strategist

This individual will start off with a carefully crafted starting word, including as many vowels as possible, as well as common letters such as R, S, T, and N.

• i.e POISE (this one is good trust), CRANE, AUDIO, TRACE

After this, they will carefully strategize their next moves to maximize potential of winning in the least amount of tries possible, NEVER EVER putting a letter where they know it doesn’t belong, or (god forbid) re – use a letter they know is not in the word.

If you are this person, you are probably an intense planner, perfectionist, and analytical. You enjoy figuring out the most logical route to maximizing your wins, and take a similar approach to your pursuits – careful, strategic (as the name suggests), and interested in efficiency and excellence (maybe to an unhealthy degree, maybe).

Play it Safe

The “play it safe” individual is a little bit hesitant, terribly afraid of seeing the doomed fate of 5 gray letters flipping onto their screen after they press enter. These people have a method, and stick to it. Perhaps they stick to the same tried and true starter (guilty…), or hesitate guessing weird words.

If this is you, you value stability and steer clear from surprises in your life. You may not necessarily care about winning in the best way possible, you probably just care not to fail. You rarely lose, but win in the 4th – 6th try typically. You value your streak, and I respect it.

Chaotic, or just Whimsical

This individual essentially just puts whatever word they feel like. Hm, maybe start out with “BIRDY”…oh, there’s no B or D? Just throw in “BREAD” because I’m hungry…okay no E or A…why don’t we try “TREAT” ! 😀

This person is someone I enjoy greatly. So full of whimsy and life. Guess whatever you want to, it’s a 2 minute online word game. These people are carefree and free – spirited, and I admire them. Go whimsical player, keep guessing “QWERTY”, “PSALM”, and “CRYPT”. Keep going out on your beautiful whims – and you know what? These are the type of players who will have the most first – second try wins. Risk taking and being yourself is the best way to go for these people.

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed reading this article – maybe you gained some new insights on your personality, or scoffed at my poor, armchair psychology efforts. Maybe you picked up a new strategy for these daily puzzles, or perhaps you will continue the whimsical approach of entering whatever word your heart desires.

Either way, thank you Wordle for being something small we all look forward to everyday!