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ALFAS C
87.7%
of words eliminated

How ALFAS performs

Played first, ALFAS removes about 87.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.04 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #11,266 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, ALFAS left an average of 288 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 663 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeALFAS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green22.0%
Any green or yellow71.9%
Whole row gray28.1%
Worst case answers left663

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