Tips & Strategy
Letter frequency, positional patterns, and the best opening guesses for every last-name length, plus our all-in-one playbook.
By length
NAME LENGTH
Pick the guide for today's mystery name length. Each one breaks down the letters, positions, and openers that win.
5 letters
Five-Letter Last Names in Hockey
Hockey’s foundation (Sakic, Chára, Burns). E dominates position 4.
Best openers: REESE, SMITH
4 letters
Four-Letter Last Names in Hockey
Dense consonant clusters. Cover K, N, E fast.
Focus: first-letter S / K / L
3 letters
Three-Letter Last Names in Hockey
Short names, big traps: why Orr, Roy and Lidstrom break normal patterns.
Best opener: test O / A + R
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