My strategy is built to ensure I solve 95% of the puzzles in 4 guesses or less.
It is not built to always shoot for the lowest score possible.
The score depends a lot on the seed word.
Wordle is a game of luck and skill.

Target Word: FLOUT
Typical Wordle Word Construct: 2 Vowels and one compound/paired consonant (2 letters or 3 letters; seen with >50% frequency)
Today’s Wordle Word Construct: Typical; 2 vowels (O and U), 1 compound consonant (FL)
# Of Guesses: 3.5 WordleBot average per Marc McLaren*; 3 for WordleGuru

Seed Word: SOARE
Seed Word Revelations: 1 vowel (O), but not its position; no consonants. ☹
# Of Possible Solutions after the Seed Word: Too many

Second Word: TUNIC; most of the Wordle words have 2 vowels.  Therefore, I needed to search for the second vowel, if there is one.  My standard go to word for this is UNITY (to go with SOARE) but I decided to mix it up today. Based on frequency data, I found that the frequency of vowels O and Y in the same word is smaller than that of OA, OE, and OU. I debated between TULIP and TUNIC. The advantage of these two words is that they have 3 consonants vs. 2 in UNITY.  I could have gone with either of the two but chose TUNIC based on the frequency data.
Revelations from the 2^nd word: one vowel (U) and one consonant (T), but not their exact positions.
# Of Possible Solutions after the Second Word: Only one, the target word – FLOUT 😊
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EnotE (Eliminate-not-Enumerate) Strategy deployment: Was not needed today.
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Final thoughts:  After a string of 4’s and 5’s, I was due for a 3 – regression to the mean.
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Probability vs Possibility:  The probability of a Wordle word starting with an “F” is only 7.5%, which equates to 1 out of 13 times.  The last 3 Wordle words including today’s (FAULT, FOGGY, and FLOUT) started with an “F”! If we include the word on the 14^th of October (FLOOR), we had Wordle words start with an “F” 4 times out of 13 vs. expected 1 time out of 13!  This is the classic “Possible” vs. Probable” parable.

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*The WordleBot score I refer to comes from Tom’s Guide by Marc McLaren.  Marc writes his post at around 7 AM U.K. time.
https:  //www.tomsguide.com/news/what-is-todays-wordle-answer#section-previous-wordle-answers

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My other work you may find interesting
I write Rhyming Prose (Prose that rhymes). My work in this area can be found on my website, Rhyming Prose — … when a poem won’t do it!

I have also started writing free-verse poems. My work in this area can be found on my website, Budding Poets Corner – Poet Laureates of Tomorrow