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ACKER B
94.2%
of words eliminated

How ACKER performs

Played first, ACKER removes about 94.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.86 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #3,654 out of 14,855 Wordle guesses tested. It is not on the possible-answer list, but it can still be useful because of the feedback groups it creates.

Tried against 1,858 past Wordle answers, ACKER left an average of 136 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 349 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeACKER
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green23.2%
Any green or yellow85.2%
Whole row gray14.8%
Worst case answers left349

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