Wordle & Other Puzzles

“When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”

Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

My method for solving Wordle puzzles as described by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Just for my own amusement I wrote an excel program to help me solve Wordle and other word puzzles. Click to download a copy. NB double clicking in the green 'link' boxes opens a web page with a puzzle to solve on.

How To Use ~

  1. Enter any letters that have been excluded in the 'Invalid Positions' text box.
  2. Enter the column number(s) if the letter cannot appear in that column. (not required if step 3 is true).
  3. Tick the 'Valid Position' box if the letter appears in that column.
  4. Enter the letters in the boxes for each guess. Use * if you want to use a wildcard.
  5. Click the 'Search' button to find available words.
  6. A list box will appear for available words matching the criteria.

Entering these four words should give enough information to solve any Wordle with just 2 remaining guesses.

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