How it works

Enter two accepted five-letter guesses to compare their information gain and average remaining candidates.

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Opener Lab

Compare Wordle openers

Enter two guesses and see which gives you the stronger start.

Suggested comparisons:

CRANE vs SLATE dead heat in the current six-turn policy SLATE vs ADIEU SLATE leads in the previous complete opener benchmark ADIEU vs AUDIO dead heat in the previous complete opener benchmark AUDIO vs TRACE TRACE leads in the previous complete opener benchmark TRACE vs CRATE dead heat in the current six-turn policy CRATE vs STARE CRATE leads in the current six-turn policy

What the comparison shows

Both words are tested against the same possible answers. The comparison shows how much each guess usually narrows the possible answers and how it performed against past Wordle answers.

The comparison also shows how much the words overlap. A pair that covers ten different letters can work well across the first two turns. Heavy overlap gives the second word less new information.

Any accepted Wordle guess works, including your usual opener. The top 50 rankings are a useful place to look for alternatives.

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Understanding results

Elimination %: How much of the possible-answer list the guess rules out on average.
Avg turns: Average guesses needed by the same solver in games it finished within six.
Win rate: Share of answers the solver finished within six guesses.
Information: First-turn entropy in bits; higher means more informative feedback on average.
Tier: A band for first-turn information only: S is 5.8 bits or more, A 5.4, B 4.8, C 4.0, F below that. It describes the opening row, so a tier A word can still lead the six-turn table below.

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