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ABASH F
87.0%
of words eliminated

How ABASH performs

Played first, ABASH removes about 87.0% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.97 bits of information. It is not on the possible-answer list, but it can still be useful because of the feedback groups it creates.

Tried against 1,859 past Wordle answers, ABASH left an average of 303 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 718 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeABASH
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green28.1%
Any green or yellow69.6%
Whole row gray30.4%
Worst case answers left718

*Treating every word in the possible-answer list as equally likely.