serum
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.
user
guess: crane  
explanation: I chose "crane" because it includes common consonants (c, r, n) and vowels (a, e), which should help identify some of the letters in the target word.
assistant
guess_feedback: c<red> r<yellow> a<red> n<red> e<yellow>
user
guess:merit
explanation: From the feedback, we know that 'r' and 'e' are in the word but not in the positions guessed in "crane". Specifically, 'r' is not in position 2 and 'e' is not in position 5. The letters 'c', 'a', and 'n' are not in the target word at all. I chose "merit" because it places 'e' and 'r' in new positions (positions 2 and 3 respectively) and introduces new letters 'm', 'i', and 't' that have not been tried yet. This will help us identify any additional correct letters and narrow down the possible word.
assistant
guess_feedback: m<yellow> e<green> r<green> i<red> t<red>
user
guess:serum
explanation:Based on the feedback, we know the following:

- The letter 'e' is in the correct position 2 (green).
- The letter 'r' is in the correct position 3 (green).
- The letter 'm' is in the word but not in position 1 (it's yellow from "merit").
- The letters 'c', 'a', 'n', 'i', and 't' are not in the word (they were red in previous guesses).

I am looking for a word that fits the pattern \_ e r \_ \_, with 'm' in a position other than the first. The word "serum" fits these criteria:

- 's' is a new letter we haven't tried yet.
- 'e' is in position 2 (green).
- 'r' is in position 3 (green).
- 'u' is a new letter.
- 'm' is in position 5, which satisfies the condition that 'm' is in the word but not in position 1.

Therefore, my next guess is "serum".
assistant