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Articles on word games, linguistics, and the math behind LexiLab's tools. Each piece is built around real data from the tools themselves – not guesswork.

Wordle May 2026

The best Wordle starting word, according to information theory

What does "best" actually mean for a Wordle opener? We ran the numbers using entropy – the same math the LexiLab Wordle Solver uses – and the answer might surprise you.