What's the Best Opening Wordle Word? It Depends on the Opponent | A Game Theory 101 Investigation

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Wordle is a game similar to Lingo, jotto, Mastermind, and cows and bulls. The player tries to guess a five letter word. If that word is wrong, the player learns which letters from the guessed word are in the correct word, and which letters are also in the correct position. After six wrong guesses, the player loses. You can play it here: https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/

What's the best first word? There are many popular ones, including ADIEU, AUDIO, RAISE, ATONE, and STARE. This video explains that the best word depends on whom you are playing against, and that a strategic opponent is different from an astrategic computer. In fact, the Wheel of Fortune bonus round is an application of the former case.