Yellow Tile Logic

Definition

Yellow tile logic is the careful interpretation of yellow clues: the letter is present but not in the tested position. Misreading yellows — forgetting the position is excluded — is a common error.

Why it matters

Precise yellow logic prevents wasted guesses that repeat a known-wrong placement and keeps your candidate list accurate.

Examples

• Yellow R in position one means R is in the word but not first.
• Two yellows of the same letter imply at least two of it.

Best practices

• Exclude the yellow position for that letter.
• Track minimum letter counts from repeated yellows.

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