Daily Word Dash

Best starting words

Strong openers reveal vowels and common consonants quickly, shrinking the word list before your second guess.

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stare

Balanced vowels + common consonants

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crane

High-frequency letters, great opener

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slate

Covers S/L/T with two vowels

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raise

Vowel-rich with R/S coverage

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route

Three vowels + common consonant

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adieu

Max vowel coverage early

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stone

Solid consonant core

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plate

Adds P while keeping vowel mix

How to choose your own

  • Aim for 2–3 vowels and 2–3 high-frequency consonants.
  • Avoid double letters in your first guess unless the puzzle set suggests it.
  • Keep your first two guesses letter-unique to maximize info.
  • Switch to pattern tools once you know 3+ letter positions.
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