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ABOON C
87.8%
of words eliminated

How ABOON performs

Played first, ABOON removes about 87.8% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.04 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, ABOON left an average of 281 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 592 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeABOON
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green22.6%
Any green or yellow74.9%
Whole row gray25.1%
Worst case answers left592

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