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ADZES C
92.2%
of words eliminated

How ADZES performs

Played first, ADZES removes about 92.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.25 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, ADZES left an average of 184 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 397 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeADZES
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green21.3%
Any green or yellow83.2%
Whole row gray16.8%
Worst case answers left397

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