Research Original word-game data

Count the letters.
Find the useful patterns.

Independent studies built from the same English word data and scoring systems that power UnscramblerHQ’s solvers.

Study 01 · Wordle

Wordle Letter Frequency

An analysis of 12,653 five-letter words: position frequency, vowels, repeats, endings, and opening guesses.

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Study 02 · Scoring

Scrabble vs. Words With Friends

How two tile systems change letter values, average scores, short power words, and seven-letter rankings.

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Study 03 · Language

How Often Does Q Appear Without U?

A dictionary-wide count of the exceptions, their lengths, Q positions, and the letters that take U’s place.

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Study 04 · Solver benchmark

Information Gain vs. Frequency

An exhaustive every-answer test of candidate-only ranking against information-first probe guesses.

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Standard Every study

Clear inputs. Reproducible results.

Each report states exactly which dataset, filters, and calculations it uses. We separate broad dictionary analysis from official game eligibility and distinguish base tile scores from board-dependent totals.

Aggregate study data is available for citation and reuse with attribution to UnscramblerHQ. The flagship Wordle study includes spreadsheet-ready CSV and structured JSON downloads.

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