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Every number in these guides comes from the word lists GuessWord actually uses — the 5,028 words our three game modes can pick as answers — not from general English. So the advice fits the game you're actually playing.
The best starting words, tested on our word list
We scored every five-letter opener against all 5,028 GuessWord answers. Here's what works for Daily, Infinite and guest play — and why ADIEU doesn't.02 · 5 min readLetter frequency in GuessWord answers
Which letters show up most, where they sit in the word, and how the Daily, Infinite and guest word lists differ — with the full numbers.03 · 6 min readFive-letter word patterns: endings, doubles and vowels
One answer in three repeats a letter. Most have exactly two vowels. Learn the patterns that turn a stuck board into a solve.04 · 6 min read5-letter words with lots of vowels: the full list
Every five-letter answer with three or four vowels, the words with none, where vowels sit — and whether vowel-heavy openers like ADIEU actually help.05 · 6 min read5-letter words with double letters: the full list
All 313 five-letter answers with a double letter, grouped by pair from OO to ZZ, plus where doubles sit, palindromes, and when to guess a repeat.06 · 7 min readHow to solve in four guesses or fewer
A step-by-step method for reading the tiles, choosing your second word, handling repeated letters and knowing when to use a hint.07 · 7 min readClimbing the Infinite tiers: a practical guide
How points, daily targets, day counts and demotion windows really work — with a worked example of a week from Stone upward.08 · 5 min readPlaying GuessWord with friends and groups
Set up a group, share the invite code, read the daily and weekly boards, and share results without spoiling the word.GuessWord has three answer lists: one for the Daily word (728 words), one for Infinite mode (1,456 words) and one for rounds played without an account (2,844 words). We analysed each list on its own — letter counts, positions, endings, repeated letters — and scored every five-letter word the game accepts as an opening guess against them. Where the lists behave differently, the guides say so, because a strategy that works on the Daily word can mislead you in guest play, and the other way round.
None of the guides reveal answers. Opening words are scored as guesses, statistics are shown only as percentages, and the Daily word itself is never listed anywhere on the site.