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ALAND C
90.1%
of words eliminated

How ALAND performs

Played first, ALAND removes about 90.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.46 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, ALAND left an average of 230 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 619 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeALAND
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green32.2%
Any green or yellow73.8%
Whole row gray26.2%
Worst case answers left619

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