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ACETA C
92.6%
of words eliminated

How ACETA performs

Played first, ACETA removes about 92.6% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.54 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, ACETA left an average of 171 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 369 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeACETA
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green22.5%
Any green or yellow84.4%
Whole row gray15.6%
Worst case answers left369

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