For all the 1.2million triples of Wordle solution words that contain 15 distinct letters, we can consider how the triples partition the potential answer words based on the colored tiles they produce. In every case, there are indistinguishable clusters of 6 or more words. (At the other end, even among the "best" 10% of the 1.2M triples, I found examples of triples with clusters of as many as 24 elements -- I'm sure the worst triples have even much larger clusters!) Here are the 283 triples that have no clusters larger than 6 elements. Also shown for each triples are the numbers of clusters of size 1,2,3,4,5, and 6. (The triples are listed in the order in which they appear in that list of 1.2 million; most of them are among the first 4%, with the last one appearing about 40% of the way down.) Additional data is provided for the top few: the numbers of problematic clusters that are dealt with (a) preferred words (b) out-of-cluster words (c) two-word techniques, and then (d) the probabilities of ending on moves 4, 5, and 6 if strategies (a),(b),(c) are used. 1 [spicy, model, grant], [1622, 205, 48, 19, 9, 3] 9, 6, 0, [82.07, 16.46, 1.47] 2 [spice, madly, front], [1586, 235, 46, 13, 9, 4] 8, 3, 0, [81.64, 17.09, 1.27] 3 [slope, right, candy], [1644, 208, 40, 18, 9, 3] 9, 3, 0, [82.89, 15.63, 1.47] 4 [spite, ranch, godly], [1624, 198, 51, 21, 8, 3] 8, 3, 0, [82.16, 16.14, 1.70] 5 [smart, dopey, cling], [1623, 211, 37, 21, 9, 5] 8, 5, 0, [82.12, 16.48, 1.40] 6 [patsy, crime, blond], [1599, 197, 67, 22, 3, 3] 8, 2, 0, [81.60, 17.06, 1.34] 7 [palsy, grind, comet], [1609, 208, 56, 12, 10, 4] 7, 5, 0, [81.81, 16.76, 1.42] 8 [stone, crimp, badly], [1581, 214, 65, 16, 7, 2] 7, 3, 0, [81.30, 17.36, 1.34] 9 [spicy, motel, grand], [1596, 204, 56, 21, 7, 4] 8, 6, 0, [81.30, 17.17, 1.53] 10 [trope, sandy, climb], [1613, 203, 62, 18, 4, 3] 7, 2, 0, [82.12, 16.55, 1.33] 11 [splat, midge, corny], [1616, 212, 48, 17, 9, 3] 6, 5, 0, [82.07, 16.62, 1.31] 12 [patsy, drone, climb], [1613, 197, 61, 23, 3, 3] 8, 2, 0, [81.99, 16.69, 1.32] 13 [tardy, scone, blimp], [1606, 208, 59, 16, 8, 2] 5, 2, 0, [81.94, 16.72, 1.34] 14 [ridge, pansy, cloth], [1620, 206, 42, 23, 7, 5] 11, 3, 0, [82.07, 16.36, 1.56] 15 [scope, manly, drift], [1591, 232, 45, 14, 9, 4] 8, 3, 0, [81.73, 17.04, 1.24] 16 [spilt, grand, covey], [1573, 208, 52, 26, 6, 6] 9, 6, 0, [80.56, 17.74, 1.69] 17 [rinse, patch, godly], [1629, 199, 48, 23, 8, 2] 7, 3, 0, [82.33, 15.97, 1.70] 18 [tangy, scold, prime], [1554, 235, 55, 17, 8, 3] 9, 3, 0, [80.73, 17.75, 1.52] 19 [tripe, scold, mangy], [1556, 234, 55, 17, 8, 3] 9, 3, 0, [80.78, 17.68, 1.55] 20 [smite, ranch, godly], [1564, 202, 61, 25, 8, 4] 8, 5, 1, [80.26, 17.34, 2.40] 21 [spawn, moult, cried], [1601, 202, 60, 15, 8, 5] 7, 3, 0, [81.56, 16.69, 1.75] 22 [scold, print, maybe], [1605, 216, 58, 14, 6, 3] 9, 2, 0, [82.07, 16.67, 1.25] 23 [prism, nobly, cadet], [1609, 211, 52, 18, 4, 6] 10, 2, 0, [81.99, 16.71, 1.30] 24 [swarm, point, clued], [1587, 219, 51, 18, 7, 5] 6, 3, 0, [81.38, 16.85, 1.77] 25 [swarm, plied, count], [1587, 219, 51, 18, 7, 5] 6, 3, 0, [81.38, 16.85, 1.77] 26 [stomp, girly, dance], [1598, 204, 58, 17, 11, 2] 6, 5, 0, [81.43, 17.07, 1.50] 27 [sprig, comet, bland], [1658, 198, 55, 15, 6, 1] 6, 2, 0, [83.41, 15.55, 1.04] 28 [sprig, model, chant], [1645, 201, 47, 21, 5, 3] 8, 1, 0, [82.98, 15.69, 1.33] 29 [warty, copse, blind], [1568, 219, 63, 15, 6, 5] 3, 3, 0, [80.91, 17.56, 1.53] 30 [randy, might, close], [1606, 194, 57, 25, 4, 5] 9, 5, 0, [81.47, 16.60, 1.93] 31 [solid, mange, crypt], [1598, 209, 60, 18, 7, 2] 8, 5, 0, [81.60, 16.96, 1.44] 32 [sober, giant, clump], [1596, 197, 61, 19, 6, 6] 6, 4, 0, [81.25, 17.22, 1.53] 33 [randy, light, copse], [1616, 207, 45, 22, 10, 2] 34 [solid, mangy, crept], [1576, 199, 61, 24, 10, 2] 35 [tangy, model, crisp], [1586, 201, 63, 17, 8, 5] 36 [spicy, grant, bowel], [1523, 233, 64, 16, 8, 5] 37 [scone, right, madly], [1569, 209, 62, 23, 4, 5] 38 [snort, madly, bicep], [1584, 215, 58, 12, 11, 4] 39 [scold, range, pithy], [1568, 227, 59, 17, 6, 3] 40 [tribe, downy, clasp], [1594, 193, 62, 20, 9, 4] 41 [table, downy, crisp], [1589, 198, 68, 17, 8, 3] 42 [prawn, moist, clued], [1577, 224, 49, 18, 7, 6] 43 [worst, dance, blimp], [1666, 198, 48, 17, 7, 1] 44 [frost, dance, blimp], [1621, 210, 51, 18, 5, 4] 45 [wordy, mince, blast], [1573, 207, 60, 21, 8, 4] 46 [spray, covet, blind], [1536, 240, 52, 19, 5, 7] 47 [split, grand, covey], [1549, 206, 60, 23, 8, 7] 48 [tardy, skimp, clone], [1555, 208, 62, 18, 10, 6] 49 [worst, mince, badly], [1574, 208, 65, 22, 6, 2] 50 [spawn, moult, cider], [1597, 207, 60, 11, 10, 5] 51 [rinse, match, godly], [1578, 194, 63, 23, 10, 3] 52 [tangy, slime, crowd], [1498, 241, 66, 20, 3, 7] 53 [tipsy, ranch, lodge], [1589, 209, 46, 27, 10, 2] 54 [stand, golem, chirp], [1611, 212, 54, 19, 6, 2] 55 [mince, dowry, blast], [1561, 209, 62, 17, 8, 7] 56 [strip, downy, cable], [1571, 228, 52, 15, 12, 2] 57 [tribe, scalp, downy], [1556, 201, 71, 20, 8, 4] 58 [slump, robin, cadet], [1600, 198, 62, 19, 3, 7] 59 [sadly, right, coupe], [1505, 229, 58, 21, 14, 4] 60 [ridge, palsy, notch], [1584, 212, 52, 22, 9, 3] 61 [scope, randy, light], [1556, 232, 50, 18, 11, 3] 62 [rowdy, glint, cause], [1476, 223, 68, 27, 9, 6] 63 [world, patsy, mince], [1561, 223, 56, 19, 8, 4] 64 [smite, crown, badly], [1515, 215, 70, 24, 8, 4] 65 [scamp, goner, built], [1552, 206, 69, 17, 8, 6] 66 [wordy, splat, mince], [1559, 219, 58, 18, 6, 7] 67 [saute, godly, crimp], [1465, 220, 76, 23, 12, 5] 68 [wider, mount, clasp], [1580, 221, 54, 14, 9, 5] 69 [worst, cagey, blind], [1521, 218, 63, 25, 9, 4] 70 [sadly, rouge, pitch], [1491, 221, 69, 23, 13, 3] 71 [stomp, farce, blind], [1587, 221, 55, 17, 7, 3] 72 [moist, graph, clued], [1554, 213, 55, 26, 6, 6] 73 [wrote, sandy, climb], [1505, 225, 68, 23, 8, 4] 74 [raspy, notch, glide], [1564, 215, 55, 21, 12, 2] 75 [worst, dingy, cable], [1549, 220, 62, 23, 6, 3] 76 [wider, scalp, mount], [1572, 210, 66, 9, 13, 4] 77 [smite, growl, candy], [1493, 236, 62, 26, 6, 5] 78 [rouge, patsy, child], [1484, 222, 73, 25, 10, 3] 79 [suing, drawl, comet], [1513, 227, 66, 16, 10, 6] 80 [raspy, count, bilge], [1491, 211, 69, 27, 9, 7] 81 [voter, spicy, gland], [1504, 224, 64, 21, 9, 7] 82 [patsy, grime, could], [1478, 208, 79, 23, 10, 7] 83 [tipsy, carve, blond], [1539, 212, 71, 23, 7, 2] 84 [sworn, cadet, blimp], [1605, 208, 56, 22, 4, 3] 85 [sadly, rogue, pitch], [1496, 221, 70, 21, 13, 3] 86 [sharp, fling, comet], [1565, 203, 59, 24, 7, 6] 87 [screw, plait, mound], [1553, 217, 65, 11, 13, 4] 88 [screw, plaid, mount], [1553, 217, 65, 11, 13, 4] 89 [trade, snowy, climb], [1505, 242, 61, 14, 9, 7] 90 [stick, madly, borne], [1471, 222, 61, 36, 5, 8] 91 [tiger, scalp, downy], [1544, 221, 68, 19, 5, 4] 92 [prism, gland, covet], [1573, 211, 63, 17, 9, 3] 93 [stamp, nobly, cider], [1531, 237, 55, 22, 3, 7] 94 [rogue, patsy, child], [1483, 225, 74, 23, 10, 3] 95 [worst, candy, bilge], [1516, 217, 63, 27, 10, 3] 96 [timer, spawn, could], [1546, 227, 63, 14, 8, 5] 97 [salve, doing, crypt], [1521, 235, 49, 19, 13, 6] 98 [viper, scant, godly], [1507, 225, 58, 25, 12, 4] 99 [wound, timer, clasp], [1552, 229, 60, 15, 7, 5] 100 [widen, roast, clump], [1590, 210, 54, 21, 7, 4] 101 [rouse, patch, dimly], [1499, 208, 71, 21, 11, 8] 102 [rugby, plied, coast], [1492, 218, 67, 22, 16, 3] 103 [grasp, comet, build], [1541, 216, 61, 24, 9, 3] 104 [tower, scalp, dingy], [1526, 225, 70, 20, 5, 4] 105 [salty, midge, crown], [1482, 228, 62, 27, 7, 8] 106 [twice, raspy, blond], [1524, 228, 61, 19, 8, 6] 107 [raise, dumpy, cloth], [1463, 224, 70, 24, 10, 8] 108 [right, madly, copse], [1556, 210, 65, 20, 8, 4] 109 [scant, mower, guild], [1486, 238, 65, 18, 10, 6] 110 [spicy, model, graft], [1505, 227, 63, 23, 9, 5] 111 [splat, covey, bring], [1505, 202, 66, 28, 12, 6] 112 [rouse, pitch, madly], [1489, 203, 69, 26, 11, 9] 113 [throw, spied, clang], [1577, 212, 62, 21, 4, 4] 114 [palsy, covet, bring], [1495, 201, 65, 28, 15, 6] 115 [women, split, chard], [1567, 201, 59, 22, 9, 6] 116 [pasty, grime, could], [1443, 219, 70, 32, 12, 6] 117 [paste, grimy, could], [1443, 219, 70, 32, 12, 6] 118 [wordy, sting, cable], [1468, 235, 73, 21, 10, 4] 119 [tower, sandy, climb], [1489, 232, 68, 21, 10, 4] 120 [strap, covey, blind], [1477, 246, 65, 17, 7, 8] 121 [worst, gland, bicep], [1592, 220, 51, 22, 6, 2] 122 [moult, grasp, dicey], [1475, 228, 60, 33, 6, 7] 123 [wound, timer, scalp], [1524, 230, 68, 12, 11, 4] 124 [spelt, round, magic], [1559, 204, 59, 23, 11, 4] 125 [slept, rowdy, cabin], [1532, 240, 50, 16, 13, 4] 126 [trice, swamp, nobly], [1474, 245, 58, 27, 9, 4] 127 [slime, rowdy, caput], [1462, 223, 72, 30, 7, 6] 128 [sprig, covet, bland], [1554, 204, 64, 28, 5, 4] 129 [wider, psalm, count], [1543, 223, 62, 15, 10, 5] 130 [rouge, pasty, child], [1432, 231, 71, 30, 14, 3] 131 [shaft, prong, clued], [1513, 227, 68, 17, 8, 6] 132 [rugby, moist, lance], [1446, 218, 66, 37, 15, 2] 133 [spicy, golem, draft], [1492, 239, 62, 25, 7, 4] 134 [dimly, crown, baste], [1511, 218, 61, 23, 9, 8] 135 [dimly, caste, brown], [1511, 218, 61, 23, 9, 8] 136 [twine, scrap, moldy], [1505, 229, 66, 19, 6, 8] 137 [storm, gland, bicep], [1571, 213, 64, 16, 10, 2] 138 [screw, moldy, giant], [1487, 232, 52, 32, 10, 5] 139 [scamp, olden, birth], [1601, 209, 59, 20, 3, 4] 140 [wrest, panic, godly], [1526, 217, 58, 27, 5, 8] 141 [waist, olden, crump], [1548, 217, 59, 19, 10, 5] 142 [scope, right, madly], [1520, 218, 60, 26, 9, 5] 143 [stamp, nicer, godly], [1493, 231, 56, 26, 14, 3] 144 [wench, stair, godly], [1461, 232, 71, 19, 13, 6] 145 [touch, raspy, glide], [1445, 232, 67, 30, 11, 5] 146 [timer, dough, clasp], [1537, 227, 63, 19, 7, 4] 147 [twice, sonar, plumb], [1516, 223, 57, 27, 10, 4] 148 [spawn, hotly, bride], [1440, 231, 73, 24, 10, 8] 149 [storm, gland, chief], [1517, 225, 67, 22, 7, 4] 150 [scamp, olden, girth], [1588, 223, 52, 23, 3, 3] 151 [nobly, midst, carve], [1517, 203, 75, 30, 7, 2] 152 [ridge, patch, lousy], [1457, 227, 75, 25, 11, 4] 153 [widen, psalm, court], [1560, 210, 61, 19, 8, 6] 154 [swift, manly, crude], [1467, 249, 64, 18, 10, 6] 155 [sting, rowdy, cable], [1464, 228, 83, 20, 6, 6] 156 [rogue, pasty, child], [1433, 229, 76, 27, 14, 3] 157 [smile, rowdy, caput], [1451, 229, 70, 29, 10, 5] 158 [worst, dying, cable], [1519, 229, 63, 24, 7, 3] 159 [table, prism, downy], [1479, 237, 69, 20, 9, 5] 160 [psalm, grind, covet], [1555, 207, 61, 24, 11, 2] 161 [scamp, rivet, blond], [1567, 203, 76, 17, 8, 1] 162 [thong, screw, plaid], [1542, 221, 63, 22, 6, 4] 163 [thong, diver, clasp], [1552, 230, 52, 21, 9, 3] 164 [prong, flush, cadet], [1524, 222, 62, 20, 9, 6] 165 [spied, mogul, craft], [1504, 219, 67, 27, 8, 4] 166 [spied, gravy, cloth], [1426, 233, 81, 18, 12, 8] 167 [trove, sandy, blimp], [1430, 232, 83, 20, 10, 7] 168 [timer, scalp, dough], [1518, 216, 67, 24, 10, 3] 169 [tuber, downy, clasp], [1517, 230, 54, 24, 10, 5] 170 [scamp, right, olden], [1591, 211, 60, 20, 6, 2] 171 [thong, scalp, diver], [1531, 232, 61, 17, 9, 4] 172 [scant, moldy, giver], [1435, 224, 69, 28, 13, 8] 173 [wrist, flume, candy], [1450, 250, 68, 19, 11, 5] 174 [voter, scalp, dingy], [1459, 241, 59, 28, 11, 5] 175 [stand, filmy, cower], [1435, 242, 58, 31, 10, 8] 176 [stamp, dowel, briny], [1428, 235, 78, 24, 15, 2] 177 [waste, nobly, crimp], [1477, 227, 69, 21, 15, 3] 178 [tramp, sinew, godly], [1465, 220, 71, 33, 7, 5] 179 [stove, randy, climb], [1455, 225, 71, 33, 7, 5] 180 [staid, mower, clung], [1435, 266, 57, 19, 13, 6] 181 [prowl, midst, cagey], [1488, 217, 72, 25, 13, 2] 182 [scrum, giant, dowel], [1489, 226, 60, 24, 10, 8] 183 [raspy, midge, cloth], [1481, 222, 77, 21, 9, 5] 184 [wider, scant, mogul], [1460, 232, 65, 23, 10, 9] 185 [tiger, clamp, bonus], [1523, 203, 75, 21, 7, 7] 186 [viper, thong, scald], [1506, 236, 64, 19, 9, 4] 187 [voter, scamp, blind], [1508, 205, 81, 25, 6, 4] 188 [stump, farce, blond], [1505, 240, 58, 20, 8, 6] 189 [their, scamp, godly], [1484, 212, 78, 24, 13, 2] 190 [widen, throb, clasp], [1578, 212, 60, 16, 9, 4] 191 [tuber, scamp, login], [1506, 213, 71, 23, 6, 8] 192 [tying, scamp, older], [1510, 239, 53, 26, 8, 4] 193 [ridge, match, lousy], [1424, 217, 77, 29, 16, 5] 194 [tramp, scold, given], [1514, 224, 67, 25, 8, 2] 195 [slime, count, bawdy], [1377, 252, 77, 18, 13, 11] 196 [screw, dimly, baton], [1478, 212, 75, 22, 8, 10] 197 [spank, right, model], [1511, 214, 65, 30, 5, 6] 198 [scope, randy, might], [1480, 204, 64, 29, 13, 9] 199 [spawn, model, birth], [1512, 219, 63, 25, 14, 1] 200 [stamp, grief, could], [1449, 241, 64, 31, 10, 3] 201 [spear, fling, botch], [1482, 213, 70, 24, 13, 6] 202 [slice, mount, bawdy], [1361, 259, 78, 19, 12, 11] 203 [widen, throb, scalp], [1545, 225, 60, 15, 10, 5] 204 [salve, doubt, crimp], [1442, 219, 77, 27, 12, 6] 205 [stamp, guild, cower], [1456, 241, 69, 23, 12, 3] 206 [grasp, covet, build], [1453, 214, 68, 27, 16, 7] 207 [tiger, swamp, could], [1460, 244, 72, 26, 7, 2] 208 [stump, crony, abled], [1454, 233, 67, 23, 12, 7] 209 [stony, crump, abled], [1454, 233, 67, 23, 12, 7] 210 [scamp, forge, built], [1443, 221, 63, 28, 15, 9] 211 [music, grant, dowel], [1463, 213, 75, 22, 13, 8] 212 [tying, scald, mower], [1443, 247, 66, 25, 10, 5] 213 [tipsy, model, brawn], [1433, 227, 90, 21, 10, 4] 214 [midst, carve, blown], [1505, 223, 61, 32, 7, 3] 215 [spilt, rouge, bawdy], [1380, 214, 80, 44, 11, 6] 216 [woven, crimp, blast], [1480, 220, 57, 35, 12, 4] 217 [scamp, gourd, filet], [1459, 225, 68, 33, 8, 5] 218 [voter, scalp, dying], [1457, 239, 60, 30, 10, 5] 219 [spicy, graft, bowel], [1377, 264, 76, 24, 10, 6] 220 [tunic, swamp, older], [1489, 218, 74, 18, 12, 6] 221 [glint, copse, bawdy], [1446, 238, 64, 23, 17, 4] 222 [wordy, caste, blimp], [1428, 230, 76, 24, 11, 8] 223 [tower, scamp, guild], [1451, 240, 70, 28, 10, 2] 224 [tiger, swamp, cloud], [1454, 244, 73, 25, 6, 4] 225 [tiger, scalp, howdy], [1439, 226, 80, 30, 8, 4] 226 [waste, gourd, clink], [1394, 225, 72, 32, 17, 7] 227 [islet, dough, cramp], [1474, 230, 73, 23, 8, 5] 228 [widen, slump, craft], [1493, 234, 62, 26, 8, 4] 229 [wordy, paste, climb], [1440, 222, 76, 25, 11, 8] 230 [tipsy, golem, drawn], [1430, 240, 65, 33, 12, 3] 231 [sinew, draft, clump], [1495, 229, 63, 26, 9, 4] 232 [stamp, grief, cloud], [1422, 239, 73, 30, 8, 6] 233 [spilt, rogue, bawdy], [1379, 214, 80, 43, 12, 6] 234 [tying, scald, mover], [1419, 239, 71, 26, 13, 6] 235 [since, moult, bawdy], [1355, 251, 85, 21, 13, 9] 236 [worst, magic, blend], [1500, 223, 57, 29, 8, 7] 237 [tough, diver, clasp], [1437, 238, 66, 27, 12, 6] 238 [psalm, ought, cried], [1463, 225, 71, 24, 9, 8] 239 [worst, unfed, claim], [1478, 229, 53, 29, 16, 4] 240 [viper, downy, blast], [1393, 251, 75, 26, 11, 6] 241 [shrew, pivot, bland], [1450, 230, 70, 33, 9, 3] 242 [swamp, decor, blunt], [1482, 250, 62, 25, 7, 2] 243 [would, tiger, scamp], [1442, 235, 75, 29, 10, 2] 244 [scald, pouty, giver], [1327, 232, 79, 38, 15, 10] 245 [upset, moldy, cigar], [1414, 230, 62, 37, 13, 7] 246 [widen, scrum, float], [1449, 232, 58, 29, 14, 7] 247 [widen, scram, flout], [1449, 232, 58, 29, 14, 7] 248 [stamp, idler, cough], [1435, 232, 78, 22, 14, 4] 249 [stamp, guild, cover], [1389, 252, 66, 32, 12, 6] 250 [slope, right, bawdy], [1388, 247, 75, 29, 10, 7] 251 [giver, doubt, clasp], [1444, 225, 69, 27, 14, 6] 252 [raspy, glove, ditch], [1410, 245, 77, 24, 14, 3] 253 [tough, scalp, diver], [1421, 226, 71, 28, 15, 7] 254 [rocky, paste, guild], [1341, 238, 81, 38, 11, 8] 255 [gipsy, craft, bowel], [1391, 261, 68, 23, 14, 6] 256 [vomit, screw, bland], [1444, 229, 74, 31, 11, 2] 257 [screw, motif, gland], [1452, 247, 66, 26, 11, 2] 258 [tough, scamp, idler], [1449, 220, 79, 24, 15, 3] 259 [gipsy, drawl, covet], [1397, 237, 71, 34, 13, 5] 260 [wring, psalm, covet], [1463, 223, 66, 29, 10, 7] 261 [sword, facet, blimp], [1459, 223, 76, 24, 10, 6] 262 [scamp, girth, dowel], [1474, 226, 69, 23, 12, 5] 263 [viper, tough, scald], [1405, 221, 74, 31, 16, 7] 264 [glyph, fiber, coast], [1400, 250, 65, 27, 14, 7] 265 [witch, raspy, lodge], [1409, 235, 84, 30, 8, 4] 266 [scalp, giver, doubt], [1422, 216, 79, 29, 12, 8] 267 [unfed, grasp, cloth], [1433, 248, 82, 20, 6, 5] 268 [would, tipsy, barge], [1339, 230, 76, 40, 16, 8] 269 [spade, lying, botch], [1424, 227, 70, 28, 11, 10] 270 [track, gipsy, dowel], [1365, 247, 81, 29, 17, 2] 271 [scamp, hotly, fiber], [1358, 251, 77, 21, 10, 15] 272 [straw, godly, bicep], [1405, 244, 75, 28, 11, 5] 273 [voter, scamp, guild], [1387, 235, 71, 40, 11, 5] 274 [wimpy, trash, lodge], [1385, 220, 72, 35, 10, 14] 275 [vowel, tipsy, grand], [1363, 227, 76, 40, 16, 5] 276 [tramp, scowl, given], [1414, 238, 68, 24, 13, 10] 277 [wrist, unfed, clamp], [1438, 245, 65, 31, 10, 3] 278 [scrap, mogul, debit], [1417, 228, 65, 28, 15, 10] 279 [voter, swamp, blind], [1357, 235, 81, 34, 17, 4] 280 [vicar, setup, godly], [1332, 219, 92, 32, 15, 11] 281 [width, raspy, globe], [1330, 245, 78, 34, 13, 10] 282 [vicar, upset, godly], [1310, 225, 75, 39, 18, 14] 283 [onset, dwarf, blimp], [1367, 245, 79, 23, 15, 9] ============================================================================== ANALYSIS: How many of these are in the 1st, 2nd, ..., 125th batch of 10,000 triples? Answer is [70, 32, 34, 24, 11, 14, 8, 7, 12, 5, 10, 8, 7, 6, 8, 6, 4, 1, 5, 1, 2, 0, 0, 1, 2, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1]: followed by 81 zeros --- which is to say that informal sort is working pretty well! These are the triples with only 1 cluster of size 6: 27, [sprig, comet, bland] 43, [worst, dance, blimp] 161, [scamp, rivet, blond] 199, [spawn, model, birth] At the other extreme, [scamp, hotly, fiber] is the worst with 15 clusters of size 6. Ths number of triples with 1, 2, ..., 15 such clusters is [4, 30, 43, 55, 42, 42, 27, 22, 6, 6, 3, 0, 0, 2, 1] How good are these for playing Wordle? We can focus on their numbers of singletons: At the high end we have # 43, [worst, dance, blimp], with 1666, # 27, [sprig, comet, bland], with 1658, # 28, [sprig, model, chant], with 1645, # 3, [slope, right, candy], with 1644, # 17, [rinse, patch, godly], with 1629, and at the low end it's #268, [would, tipsy, barge], with 1339, #280, [vicar, setup, godly], with 1332, #281, [width, raspy, globe], with 1330, #244, [scald, pouty, giver], with 1327, #282, [vicar, upset, godly], with 1310, (Again, the informal ordering is working for this criterion) Or, we can focus on their total numbers of clusters. (Dividing this number into 2315 also gives the average cluster size.) The best are # 43, [worst, dance, blimp], with 1937, # 27, [sprig, comet, bland], with 1933, # 3, [slope, right, candy], with 1922, # 28, [sprig, model, chant], with 1922, # 17, [rinse, patch, godly], with 1909, # 44, [frost, dance, blimp], with 1909, # 1, [spicy, model, grant], with 1906, # 5, [smart, dopey, cling], with 1906, and the worst are #254, [rocky, paste, guild], with 1717, #281, [width, raspy, globe], with 1710, #268, [would, tipsy, barge], with 1709, #244, [scald, pouty, giver], with 1701, #280, [vicar, setup, godly], with 1701, #282, [vicar, upset, godly], with 1681, If we want to actually play to win, we must for each triple compute strategies for problematic clusters --- preferred and out-of-cluster solutions. This is only necessary for clusters of 4 or more words, so we might want to track how many such clusters there are. Low numbers are best; I did analyze to see how many preferred and o-o-c words would be needed for these: # 27, [sprig, comet, bland], with 22; 6+2 # 22, [scold, print, maybe], with 23; 9+2 # 8, [stone, crimp, badly], with 25; 7+3 # 10, [trope, sandy, climb], with 25; 7+2 # 43, [worst, dance, blimp], with 25; 2+2 # 2, [spice, madly, front], with 26; 8+3 # 7, [palsy, grind, comet], with 26; 7+5 # 13, [tardy, scone, blimp], with 26; 5+2 * # 29, [warty, copse, blind], with 26; 3+3 * # 39, [scold, range, pithy], with 26; 7+3 # 50, [spawn, moult, cider], with 26; 7+3 # 76, [wider, scalp, mount], with 26; 8+3 #161, [scamp, rivet, blond], with 26; 4+2 * The most labor would be spent when there are many such: #215, [spilt, rouge, bawdy], with 61, #233, [spilt, rogue, bawdy], with 61, #275, [vowel, tipsy, grand], with 61, #244, [scald, pouty, giver], with 63, #268, [would, tipsy, barge], with 64, #282, [vicar, upset, godly], with 71, 18+7 !