Wordle Starter Word Utilities
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About
👋 Thank you for checking out my Wordle Starter Word Utilities. Glad you stopped by. Groundhog Day (2.2.2026), marked the first time since the inception of Wordle (6.19.2021) that the word of the day was repeated. On both Day One and Groundhog Day 2026, the featured word was CIGAR. Perhaps it is a nod to the classic film Groundhog Day, starring Chicago icon Bill Murray, who is also a partial inspiration for this site's name. The occasion inspired me to revisit my Starter Word Analysis and develop a few Wordle-based utilities. These utilities like my initial analysis, focus on optimizing the selection of a first word using historical data as a guide.
How They Work
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Random Starter
Randomly generate a Wordle starter word that meets three criteria:
- The word does not contain doubles (e.g., SMUSH).
- The word has not been featured in the past (e.g., CIGAR).
- The word is contained in the 3,200-word dictionary used by the Wordleot.
Groundhog Day
217,104 Wordlers played on Groundhog Day 2026 and started the game with 4,457 different words. While there is no way to see if Needlenose Ned played that day, we can see every starting word used that day and exactly how many players chose it. One person chose to start with DUFUS, while I and 33 others chose SALON. If you believe in the wisdom of crowds, as I do, this is a good tool for seeing how others are approaching the game. Or you can applaud the creativity some players display in finding a word that Wordle will accept but is not likely to be the daily word.🤣
WordleBot 3200
Search the 3,200 word dictionary that is used by the WordleBot each day. The utility functions with three primary filters which may also be applied to the Groundhog Day utility:
- Picked: Words that have already been featured as the daily solution (includes the date it was picked).
- Doubles: Words that appear in the word set but contain a letter that repeats itself.
- Available: Words that have not yet been featured and do not contain repeated letters.
Random Starter
Includes only words that have five unique letters and have yet to be chosen as the Wordle of the day.
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Groundhog Day Search
Words picked on Groundhog Day and how many people chose them.
WordleBot 3200
Select and filter from the 3,200 word dictionary used by the Wordle Bot.