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Data-driven articles about word games, strategy and language. We analyze real puzzle data from DailyWordGames.org and explain what actually works and why.

• The Truth About Spelling Bee Pangrams: '-tion' Is Rarer Than You Think

  2026-05-13 · 6 min read

  Strategy guides tell you to hunt for -tion, -ness and -ment endings. An analysis of 1,264 English Hive pangrams shows that 97% end in something else entirely.

• The Best Wordle Starting Words in English — A Data Analysis

  2026-05-13 · 7 min read

  Which word should you guess first? An analysis of 2,072 English Wordle answers shows that SHARE, SAUCE and SLATE deliver the most information in round one.

• Almost Half of All Words in a Word Search Puzzle Are Hidden Backwards

  2026-05-13 · 6 min read

  An analysis of 365 English word search puzzles shows that 50.1% of all hidden words are placed in a direction you have to read backwards.