Opener Lab
SAUTE vs SLART
See which word leaves you with the easier game.
These game-length figures come from the previous complete opener benchmark against its 2,354-answer snapshot, ranked by average guesses among games solved within six. Its answer snapshot and continuation policy are separate from today's solver recommendations.
The same solver played from both openers. SLART has the lower average in games solved within six: 3.55 guesses to 3.61 for SAUTE.
| Metric | SAUTE | SLART |
|---|---|---|
| Elimination | 96.4% | 96.3% |
| Information | 5.63 bits | 5.63 bits |
| Avg remaining | 86 words | 88 words |
| Avg turns | 3.61 | 3.55 |
| Win rate | 99.9% | 100.0% |
| Tier | A | A |
What to expect from the first guess
| Outcome | SAUTE | SLART |
|---|---|---|
| First-turn solve* | 0.04% | 0% |
| At least one green | 47.6% | 40.8% |
| Any green or yellow | 90.3% | 89.3% |
| Whole row gray | 9.7% | 10.7% |
| Worst case answers left | 229 | 252 |
*Treating every word in the possible-answer list as equally likely.
A fully gray row is rarer with SAUTE: it happens 9.7% of the time, against 10.7% for SLART.
SLART is not on the possible-answer list, so it cannot solve the game on turn one here. It can still be a useful guess.
How these two openers fit together
SAUTE and SLART share 3 letters (A, S, T). Played as a pair they cover 7 distinct letters, which still gives the second word room to do useful work.
Played back to back, SAUTE then SLART earns 7.83 bits of information in total, 2.20 bits more than the better word manages alone.
Past Wordle answers
- SAUTE: Answer to the puzzle on March 18, 2022.
- SLART: Has not been a past Wordle answer in this site's history.