Quick answer
What is the best Wordle starting word?
Quick answer
What is the best Wordle starting word?
The best Wordle starting words test several of the most common letters at once. CRANE, SLATE, RAISE, ADIEU and TRACE all perform well because they combine high-frequency consonants with two or three vowels, which maximises the information returned regardless of the answer.
In more detail
A good opener is chosen for elimination, not for the chance of being right. The odds of guessing the answer on turn one are negligible, so the only thing that matters is how much the result narrows the field.
Some players use two fixed openers covering ten distinct letters between them, ignoring the first result entirely and only starting to reason on turn three. It sacrifices the small chance of an early win for a much more reliable finish.
What matters more than the specific word is not wasting guesses. Re-testing a letter you have already ruled out is the most common way to lose a streak.