WOBOT

WOBOT is one of the most optimal Wordle solvers in the world. It can solve all 2315 puzzles with a limit of 5 guesses for all the puzzles in easy mode with an average of 3.421 guesses. The suggested starting word is SALET.

If you want to run this code, make sure you have already followed these rules shown here:

1. After downloading the word list, make sure that the names should have their correct spelling or space bar, eg "proper word.txt", not "proper-word.txt" or "proper word (1).txt"

2. Next, download reportlab to visualise the decision tree. In your terminal, type:

pip install reportlab

to successfully install the package.

There are four modes for the Wordle analysis, which are:

1. The post-game analysis: After playing today's Wordle puzzle, you can type the stats in your input, type like, salet __gy_, "g" means "green", "y" means "yellow", "_" means "grey".
2. 500 Random tests: It will randomly pick 500 unique Wordle puzzles with your hard mode suggestions, starting word and the LIMIT (higher is better for precision)
3. There is a bot playthrough, it will default to SALET as the starting word. You must type a word that is included in the answer list. If not, it might cause significant barriers or errors for the bot's runthrough.
4. Cumulative mode: The bot will run through all 2315 puzzles with the settings you've chosen. It might take about 30-45 minutes to do a 100-LIMIT full theoretical, perfect play of the starting word SALET in easy mode. Hard mode might take a shorter time due to the filtering of remaining words. Also a PDF of the decision tree and a .txt file will be automatically exported to your folder, eg /Users/XXXXX/PycharmProjects/WordleBot/main.py. The decision tree can be used for reference for beginner players. You can also change the colour of the tiles with the hex codes manually, though this is highly subjective and optional.

Results (NOT fully tested) (You may go to https://freshman.dev/wordle/leaderboard?latest=true)

Starting word	Average	Tree size obtained	Method	Mode	WordLists	Worst case
salet	~3.4212	7920	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
reast	~3.4225	7923	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
crate	~3.4238	7926	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
trace	~3.4238	7926	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
slate	~3.4247	7928	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	6
crane	~3.4255	7930	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
carle	~3.4286	7937	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	6
slane	~3.4312	7943	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	6
carte	~3.4337	7949	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	6
torse	~3.4342	7950	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
slant	~3.4346	7951	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
trice	~3.4350	7952	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
least	~3.4359	7954	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	6
trine	~3.4368	7956	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
prate	~3.4376	7958	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
slart	~3.4394	7962	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
caret	~3.4407	7965	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
clast	~3.4424	7969	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
carse	~3.4428	7970	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	6
train	~3.4437	7972	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
stare	~3.4445	7974	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
peart	~3.4476	7981	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	6
saint	~3.4480	7982	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
crone	~3.4489	7984	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
stane	~3.4493	7985	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	6
reist	~3.4502	7987	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
plate	~3.4510	7989	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	6
soare	~3.4545	7997	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	6
roate	~3.4558	8000	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
sault	~3.4579	8005	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	6
arose	~3.4605	8011	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
raise	~3.4618	8014	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
gamer	~3.5478	8213	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	5
zizit	~3.9560	9158	Tree search	Easy	Std (Orig)	6
salet	~3.5093	8124	Tree search	Hard	Std (Orig)	6
trope	~3.5504	8219	Tree search	Hard	Std (Orig)	6
clasp	~3.5728	8271	Tree search	Hard	Std (Orig)	6
cinqs	~3.7733	8735	Tree search	Hard	Std (Orig)	6
crate	~3.4454	7976	Tree search	Easy	Only Ans	6
slate	~3.5355	~10511	Tree search	Easy	WordleBot	6

The accuracy comparing with the optimal score is well over 99.99%. But there are very few tweaks I tested RAILE it has 8006 but the optimal is 8005. I mean this is forgivable. Also trying to do a stress test for the hard mode with a restricted word list, it is possible, and has a 100% solve rate with PLANE. For the worst starting words like ZOPPO getting all grey, it takes 2 hours to load and calculate the next guess.

Is it possible to solve every Wordle puzzle WITHIN 6 guesses in hard mode with ONLY the 2315 words as guesses flexibly* (I mean grey letters can be reused, yellow letters' positions can be unchanged)

Starting word	Possible for manoeuvring all traps?
trade	Yes
place	Yes
plate	Yes
plane	Yes
clasp	Yes
spilt	Yes
shalt	Yes
scald	Yes
slate	No
trace	No
crate	No
stare	No

Stats:

1. 0
2. 78
3. 1223
4. 975
5. 39
6. 0

SALET: Hard mode
1. 0
2. 121
3. 1041
4. 1014
5. 131
6. 8

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FINAL STATISTICS
Solve Rate: 100.00% (2973/2973)
Average Score: 3.5355

DISTRIBUTION
1  1
2 █ 73
3 ███████████████████ 1359
4 ████████████████████ 1417
5 █ 119
6  4
X                      0
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Process finished with exit code 0

(Slate NYT)

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FINAL STATISTICS
Solve Rate: 100.00% (2973/2973)
Average Score: 3.6868

DISTRIBUTION
1  1
2 █ 114
3 ██████████████ 1052
4 ████████████████████ 1475
5 ████ 310
6  21
X                      0
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(CLASP Hard mode)