Quick winning principles
- Swap tiles that test multiple hypotheses about opponent's word length and letters.
- Track which letters opponents pick from the pool—they reveal what they lack.
- Build your word to be ambiguous until the final 2 tiles.
- Endgame: count remaining pool letters to deduce opponent's last gap.
Ideal strategy
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Swap information gain: exchanging 2 tiles that could each fit 3+ positions in your word forces opponent to reveal whether they hold those letters.
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Opponent tile inference: if opponent swaps repeatedly without taking from pool, they're refining a fixed length—narrow your guess to that length class.
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Ambiguous word construction: words with common 2-letter endings (-AT, -ER, -ED) keep multiple valid interpretations until late game.
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Pool letter counting: when pool has 4 tiles left, enumerate all words opponent could hold given their swap history—usually narrows to <5 candidates.
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Defensive swaps: late game, swap tiles you know opponent needs based on their earlier pool picks—deny without revealing your word.