Word Game Guides
Strategy for Wordle and Scrabble, with worked examples you can try in the word finder.
How to Solve Wordle in Fewer Guesses
Pick a strong first word, read the colors correctly, and turn your clues into a short list of answers. Includes a full worked game.
How to Find Scrabble Bingos
What to keep on your rack, which six letter stems make the most seven letter words, and how to search for bingos through a letter on the board.
How to Play the Q, J, X and Z in Scrabble
The short words worth learning for the four highest value tiles, how to score an X twice, and what to do with a Q and no U.
How to Solve Crossword Clues When You Know Some Letters
Use crossing letters, common word endings and the clue itself to cut thousands of possible answers down to a few. Includes worked clues.
What to Do With a Rack Full of Vowels or Consonants
The words that clear a vowel heavy or consonant heavy Scrabble rack, how to play through letters on the board, and when to exchange instead.