Wordle Has a New Rule That Might Change Your Best Starting Word

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.
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Wordle makes major change to game's rules from this week

Wordle fans, brace yourselves! A surprising twist in the beloved game is set to shake up your daily puzzle routine. What could this mean for your strategy?

Wordle Review No. 1,690

Wordle is released at midnight in your time zone. In order to accommodate all time zones, there will be two Wordle Reviews published every day, dated based on Eastern Standard Time. If you find yourself reading the wrong review, check the number of your puzzle and go to this page to find the corresponding review.

One of Wordle’s rules is changing. What to know

Wordsmiths be warned.

'We have some exciting news to share' — Wordle will enter new era next week with 'magical' change that will completely shake up the game, and it's much needed

That number was whittled down to 2,309 by the NYT after it bought Wordle in January 2022, and then increased by an unknown amount over the next couple of years, with the addition of solutions such as SNAFU (game #659) and OOMPH (#1662).