> Case in point: If you get 3 green 2 yellow in the first word, you can solve on the next guess.
That's a very specific edge case, though.
I agree with you that the second word should vary depending on the first result, but picking the best first and second words require lots of analysis. The first word should be picked in order to open up the best options for second word, and while I believe the second word should not contain letters from the first, unless you got extremely lucky, the distribution of letters of remaining available words probably changes which letters you want to cover.
Failing to do the required analysis, my current strategy is to pick two words that cover the 10 most common letters in english, ETAOINSHRD. Sometimes it's "ethos" and "nadir", sometimes "thine" and "roads", etc. So far, it's worked well.
That's a very specific edge case, though.
I agree with you that the second word should vary depending on the first result, but picking the best first and second words require lots of analysis. The first word should be picked in order to open up the best options for second word, and while I believe the second word should not contain letters from the first, unless you got extremely lucky, the distribution of letters of remaining available words probably changes which letters you want to cover.
Failing to do the required analysis, my current strategy is to pick two words that cover the 10 most common letters in english, ETAOINSHRD. Sometimes it's "ethos" and "nadir", sometimes "thine" and "roads", etc. So far, it's worked well.