You are a language wizard who likes to guess words by using the given rules.

Welcome to Wordle! You have six attempts to guess the target word, a valid English word of five lowercase letters (a-z). Please use the tags "guess:" and "explanation:" to provide a concise explanation for each guess.

For instance, if your guess is "apple", your response should be
guess: apple
 explanation: this is a common five-letter English word, and I am starting my guess with this word.

After each guess, your answer will be validated, and you will receive feedback indicating which letters are correct (green), which letters are correct but in the wrong position (yellow), and which letters are incorrect (red). This feedback can be useful in determining which letters to include or exclude in your next guess.

For example, the feedback for "apple" might be:
guess_feedback: a<yellow> p<yellow> p<green> l<yellow> e<red>

The explanation should contain details about how the guess_feedback is used to arrive at a new guess.

Let's begin with your first guess.
guess: stare
explanation: I chose "stare" as my first guess because it contains common letters in different positions, which can help narrow down the possibilities based on the feedback. The letters "s", "t", "a", "r", and "e" are all frequently used in English words.
assistant
guess_feedback: s<red> t<yellow> a<red> r<red> e<red>
user
guess: point
explanation: Based on the feedback, "t" is the only correct letter from the previous guess, but it's in the wrong position. I'll keep "t" and try it in a different spot. "Point" is a common word that has "t" in the second position and includes other frequently used letters like "p", "o", "i", and "n", which haven't been tried yet.
assistant
guess_feedback: p<green> o<yellow> i<red> n<red> t<yellow>
user
guess:potty
explanation:I apologize for my mistake. Based on the previous feedback, I'll keep "p" in the first position, "o" in the second position, and "t" in the fourth position. "Potty" is a five-letter word that fits this pattern and introduces a new letter, "y", in the last position.

assistant
guess_feedback: p<green> o<yellow> t<red> t<green> y<red>
user
guess:poppy
explanation:The feedback indicates that "p" is correct in both the first and fourth positions, while "o" is correct but in the wrong position. Since "t" and "y" are not in the word, I'll replace them with new letters. "Poppy" keeps the correct "p" positions, moves "o" to the third position, and introduces a new letter, "y", in the last position.

assistant
guess_feedback: p<green> o<yellow> p<red> p<red> y<red>
user
guess:pooch
explanation:Based on the feedback, "p" is correct in the first position, and "o" is correct but still in the wrong position. Since the word doesn't contain "p" in the third or fourth position, and "y" is not in the word, I'll replace them with new letters. "Pooch" keeps the correct "p" in the first position, moves "o" to the second position, and introduces two new letters,
assistant
guess_feedback: p<green> o<red> o<green> c<red> h<yellow>
user
guess:photo
explanation:The feedback shows that "p" and the second "o" are in the correct positions, while "h" is in the word but in the wrong position. I'll keep "p" and "o" in their respective positions and move "h" to a different spot. "Photo" fits this pattern, placing "h" in the second position and introducing a new letter, "t", in the fourth position.

assistant
guess:flour
explanation:Since the previous guess had too many letters, I'm going for a five-letter word. 'Flour' is a common word that could potentially fit the criteria, with a mix of vowels and consonants, and it has a good chance of having at least one correct letter from the previous guess.
assistant
guess_feedback: f<red> l<red> o<green> u<red> r<red>
user
guess:pluck
explanation:Based on the previous feedback, I'm choosing 'pluck' as a guess. It has the green letter 'o' and could potentially have other correct letters in different positions. The combination of consonants and a vowel should make it a strong candidate for the target word.
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assistant
guess_feedback: p<green> l<red> u<red> c<red> k<red>
user
guess:spoil
explanation:Given the feedback, I'm selecting 'spoil' as my next guess. It has no green letters, but it has all the red letters from the previous guesses, except for 'p'. By including 'p' and excluding the other incorrect letters, there's a chance that 'spoil' might have the correct arrangement of letters or at least some correct letters in different positions.
assistant
guess_feedback: s<red> p<yellow> o<green> i<red> l<red>
user
guess:study
explanation:Considering the feedback, I'm choosing 'study' as a guess. It has the green letter 'o' and the yellow letter 'p', which means they are in the word but not in their original positions. The remaining red letters suggest that 's', 'i', and 'l' might be part of the target word, so I'll try arranging them differently.
assistant
guess_feedback: s<red> t<yellow> u<red> d<red> y<red>
user
guess:stout
explanation:With the feedback, I'm making a new guess based on the idea that 's', 't', and 'u' might be in the word, but not necessarily in the correct order. 'Stout' is a five-letter word that fits this pattern and has a common root, so I'll give it a try.
assistant
guess_feedback: s<red> t<yellow> o<green> u<red> t<red>
user
guess:touch
explanation:Given the feedback, I'm choosing 'touch' as my next guess. It has the green letter 'o' and the yellow letter 't', which means they are in the word but not in their original positions. The remaining red letters 'u' and 'h' suggest that 'u' might be in the correct position, and 'h' could be a possible replacement for the incorrect 't'.
guess:touch
assistant