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ACINI C
89.2%
of words eliminated

How ACINI performs

Played first, ACINI removes about 89.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.10 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, ACINI left an average of 255 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 566 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeACINI
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green23.3%
Any green or yellow76.0%
Whole row gray24.0%
Worst case answers left566

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