After checking all 12,972 words, the algorithm determined that the best starting options are: SOARE ROATE RAISE

Statistically, the best Wordle starting word is CANOE. But, if you want to try other 5 letter words that have similar statistical effectiveness, your choices are ROATE, CRANE, RAISE, and TRACE.

There isn’t a single “best” starting word, but the New York Times’s Wordle analysis bot has suggested starting with one of these: CRANE TRACE SLANT CRATE CARTE

If you want common consonants and two vowels, there you go. From this post. The best word to start Wordle with is "STARE". A and E are the most commonly used vowels in English, while T and R are the most commonly used consonants. The most common first letter, on the other hand, is S.