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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
guess: crane
explanation: This is a common five-letter English word with a variety of vowels and consonants, a good starting point to gather information about the target word.
assistant
guess_feedback: c<red> r<red> a<yellow> n<red> e<red>
user
guess:focal
explanation: The feedback from "crane" indicates that only the "a" is present in the target word, but in a different position.  "Focal" is chosen because it places "a" in a different position and introduces a new set of consonants and a vowel for further analysis.
assistant
guess_feedback: f<red> o<red> c<red> a<yellow> l<green>
user
guess:tidal
explanation: We now know that the word ends in "al" and contains the letter "a" but not in the second position. "Tidal" is a good choice as it fits this pattern and introduces new letters for testing.
assistant
guess_feedback: t<red> i<yellow> d<red> a<yellow> l<green>
user
guess:lilac
explanation: The feedback shows that "i" is in the word, but not in the second position.  Since "a" cannot be in the second position and "al" is at the end, "lilac" is a strong guess as it places "i" in a new position and reintroduces the "c" from an earlier guess.
assistant
guess_feedback: l<yellow> i<yellow> l<red> a<yellow> c<red>
user
guess:avail
explanation: We know the word ends in "al" and contains the letters "i" and "l", but not in the positions guessed so far. "Avail" strategically places these letters in new positions, fulfilling all known criteria.
assistant
guess_feedback: a<green> v<red> a<yellow> i<yellow> l<green>
user
guess:axial
explanation: The word is "a__al". The letter "i" must be in the third position, leaving only the fourth position to determine. "Axial" is the only common word that fits this pattern.
assistant