# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 439
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8764 "2022-03-11T17:18:32Z")
**Good Starting Words For Wordle** 1. STARE ---
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**Good Starting Words For Wordle** 1. STARE 2. ADIEU ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8766 "2022-03-11T19:25:11Z")
**Good Starting Words For Wordle** 1. STARE 2. ADIEU 3. OUGHT ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8767 "2022-03-11T19:38:18Z")
**Good Starting Words For Wordle** 1. STARE 2. ADIEU 3. OUGHT 4. ARIES ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8768 "2022-03-11T19:47:52Z")
**Good Starting Words For Wordle** 1. STARE 2. ADIEU 3. OUGHT 4. ARIES 5. CLOUD ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8769 "2022-03-11T20:11:37Z")
**Good Starting Words For Wordle** 1. STARE 2. ADIEU 3. OUGHT 4. ARIES 5. CLOUD 6. AROSE ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8770 "2022-03-11T20:29:36Z")
**Good Starting Words For Wordle** 1. STARE 2. ADIEU 3. OUGHT 4. ARIES 5. CLOUD 6. AROSE 7. OTTER ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8771 "2022-03-11T21:28:43Z")
**Good Starting Words For Wordle** 1. STARE 2. ADIEU 3. OUGHT 4. ARIES 5. CLOUD 6. AROSE 7. OTTER 8. KEIRA ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8772 "2022-03-12T00:14:51Z")
**Good Starting Words For Wordle** 1. STARE 2. ADIEU 3. OUGHT 4. ARIES 5. CLOUD 6. AROSE 7. OTTER 8. KEIRA 9. PIETA ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8773 "2022-03-12T02:33:25Z")
**Good Starting Words For Wordle** 1. STARE 2. ADIEU 3. OUGHT 4. ARIES 5. CLOUD 6. AROSE 7. OTTER 8. KEIRA 9. PIETA 10. STERN ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8774 "2022-03-12T03:06:17Z")
**Good Starting Words For Wordle** 1. STARE 2. ADIEU 3. OUGHT 4. ARIES 5. CLOUD 6. AROSE 7. OTTER 8. KEIRA 9. PIETA 10. STERN 11. PILOT personally, I use words with two vowels and three of the eight most common consonants _(in order of frequency — r, t, n, s, l, c, d,and p)_ in the English language, based on the premise that eliminating some consonants can be more beneficial than knowing which vowels are in the words. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8775 "2022-03-12T03:48:44Z")
**Good Starting Words For Wordle** 1. STARE 2. ADIEU 3. OUGHT 4. ARIES 5. CLOUD 6. AROSE 7. OTTER 8. KEIRA 9. PIETA 10. STERN 11. PILOT 12. CLAIM ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8776 "2022-03-12T14:52:20Z")
**Good Starting Words For Wordle** 1. STARE 2. ADIEU 3. OUGHT 4. ARIES 5. CLOUD 6. AROSE 7. OTTER 8. KEIRA 9. PIETA 10. STERN 11. PILOT 12. CLAIM 13. SDMB! Pass. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8777 "2022-03-12T21:11:55Z")
**US State Capital Cities that Begin or End with a Vowel** 1. Topeka ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8778 "2022-03-12T21:40:43Z")
**US State Capital Cities that Begin or End with a Vowel** 1. Topeka 2. Indianapolis ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8779 "2022-03-12T21:48:42Z")
**US State Capital Cities that Begin or End with a Vowel** 1. Topeka 2. Indianapolis 3. Annapolis ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8780 "2022-03-12T22:20:50Z")
**US State Capital Cities that Begin or End with a Vowel** 1. Topeka 2. Indianapolis 3. Annapolis 4. Juneau ---
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**US State Capital Cities that Begin or End with a Vowel** 1. Topeka 2. Indianapolis 3. Annapolis 4. Juneau 5. Boise ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8782 "2022-03-12T22:31:42Z")
**US State Capital Cities that Begin or End with a Vowel** 1. Topeka 2. Indianapolis 3. Annapolis 4. Juneau 5. Boise 6. Austin ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8783 "2022-03-12T23:07:39Z")
**US State Capital Cities that Begin or End with a Vowel** 1. Topeka 2. Indianapolis 3. Annapolis 4. Juneau 5. Boise 6. Austin 7. Albany Begins and ends with a vowel, if the y, which sounds like an i, is considered a vowel [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=438) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=440)