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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
I'm excited to play Wordle!

guess: house
explanation: I'm starting with a common five-letter English word that is often used in everyday language. I'm hoping to get a good mix of letters to work with for future guesses.
assistant
guess_feedback: h<yellow> o<yellow> u<red> s<red> e<red>
user
guess:horse
explanation:Since the feedback shows that the letters "h" and "o" are present in the target word, I'm going to try to keep them in the same positions. The letters "u", "s", and "e" are not present, so I'll replace them with new letters. I'm hoping to get more correct letters and positions with this guess.
assistant
guess_feedback: h<yellow> o<yellow> r<red> s<red> e<red>
user
guess:holes
explanation:Although the letters "h" and "o" are still present, the feedback shows that the letter "r" is not in the target word. I'll replace it with a new letter. The letters "s" and "e" are still not present, so I'll keep trying to find a combination that works.
assistant
guess_feedback: h<yellow> o<yellow> l<red> e<red> s<red>
user
guess:holds
explanation:Since the letters "h" and "o" are still present, I'll keep them in the same positions. The feedback shows that the letter "l" is not in the target word, so I'll replace it with a new letter. The letters "e" and "s" are still not present, but I'll keep trying to find a combination that works.
assistant