Wordle can be challenging, so we asked ChatGPT to trawl the internet for some of the best strategies to crack the daily puzzle.
The artificial intelligence (AI) tool recommends picking a starting word that has a mix of vowels “like A, E and consonants like R, T, S.”
“This helps maximize your chances of identifying letters early,” ChatGPT recommends.
Starting words such as “crate” or “slate,” allow players to “maximize their initial information.”
Then, you need to start looking for patterns in words and also common letter combinations and word structures in English such as “TH,” “CH” and “ST.”
You should also keep an eye on letter frequency because some letters appear more often in English words than others like, E, A, R, I, O, T, N and S. But definitely use more vowels in your early guesses because they can “reveal vowel placements” and help narrow down the correct answer.
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How to Play Wordle
Players must identify a mystery five-letter word by typing in a word and using a process of elimination to work out the answer.
They’re helped along with a color-tiled system, with green showing the letter appears in the word, yellow indicating the letter is in the word but in the wrong spot, and a gray tile meaning that letter does not appear at all.
The answer to today’s Wordle will be revealed at the end of this article, so scroll with caution if you want to work it out for yourself.
‘Wordle’ #1,264 Tips and Hints for Wednesday, December 4
Hint #1: This word contains no vowels.
Hint #2: There are no repeated letters.
Hint #3: Wednesday’s answer has ecclesiastical connections.
Hint #4: The word is a noun.
Hint #5: It begins with the letter “C.”
‘Wordle’ #1,264 Answer for Wednesday, December 4
The answer to Monday’s Wordle is “Crypt.”
According to Merriam-Webster, it means “a chamber, such as a vault, wholly or partly underground lacking stability, especially a vault under the main floor of a church.” A crypt is also defined as “a chamber in a mausoleum,” “an anatomical pit or depression,” or “a simple tubular gland.”
Wordle updates every day at midnight in your local time zone, at which point the next puzzle becomes available. Newsweek will be back tomorrow with another round of hints and tips for each new game.
Players who would like something to keep themselves busy while they wait can have a go at other word-based puzzles such as Typochondria and Spellspire.
