Wheel of Fortune Strategy

Obviously, picking letters that are contained in the phrase or word which is displayed is crucial to doing well in wheel of fortune (and other word games like hangman).




Most people know that some letters occur more frequently in words than other letters, in general. For example e is more common than z. Do you know the most common letters?

They are (in order):
e a r i o t n s l c u d p m h g b f y w k v x z j q

Vowels:
e a i o u

Consonants:
r t n s l c d p m h g f y w k v x z j q

(the letter e occurs nearly 60 times as often as the letter q)

Common three letter words in order:
the and for are but not you all any can had was her one our out day get has him

Common four letter words in order:
that with have this will your from they know want been good much some time very

The 5 most common 1st letter in words:
t o a w b

The 5 most common 2nd letter in words:
h o e i a

The 5 most common last letter in words:
e s t d n (over half of all words end in these)

S is a fairly common 1st letter for longer words. It is often followed by p, t, c, or h.

Q is uncommon, but when beginning a word, it is invariably followed by u.

Most common single letters following an apostrophe:
's 't

Most common double letters following an apostrophe:
're 've

Here are some tips for online Wheel of Fortune available from worldwinner.com

1) You get rewarded for playing fast at worldwinner. Many people find it quicker to type their letters rather than select them with their mouse.

2) The music can be turned off, however it does give a clue when your time is about to run out.

3) You can 'solve' the puzzle early for extra time points, but it is generally better to keep playing and spinning for letter points.

4) There is a 'bankrupt' space on the wheel, but it never comes up. (when playing in cash games)

In any competition that returns a cash prize, its important to select the one that returns the largest percentage to the winner. While also keeping within a budget of course.

Limited Entry 2-Player (entry .75)
68% return

Limited Entry 4-Player (entry 1.00)
71% return

Super Rewards 5-Player (entry 1.85 -3.65)
70% - 71% return

Super Rewards 6-Player (entry 7.50)
76% return

Premium 7-Player Premium Competition (entry $25)
87% return

Premium 4-Player (entry $50)
88% return

Wheel of Fortune also offers skill and open skill competitions for a chance to win a piece of a multi thousand dollar prize.