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The first issue is that optimal play is a little more complex than just seed words, as the more holistic studies (mainly Smyth) have hinted. Therefore, there are numerous ideas left to explore and issues to address. Wordle is a relatively recent game, and covering the entire solution space requires a great deal of effort and computing power. The table below summarises each author’s general approach and recommendations. Some of the recommended seed words were based on final game outcomes, others on algorithms to compute the expected information gain. Most authors used simulation to find the optimal starting/seed words, while fixing other parameters (more on this later). Numerous articles have been written on the subject. The key contribution of this post is to explain why we ought to take “best” Wordle seed words with a pinch of salt, by showing that other components of a Wordle strategy affect what these are.
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There was clearly more to optimal play than the seed word! Yet, there were conflicting recommendations for the best ones to use. As I read up on existing work by other authors, I found an overwhelming emphasis on starting/seed words. I was hooked - not so much in playing the game the human way, but in developing a system to try to play optimally. Over the past few weeks, I noticed more and more green, yellow, and black/white grids posted on Facebook, and that’s when I discovered Wordle. Why the “Best” Wordle Seed Words Aren’t Really the Best
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