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ALTHO B
94.2%
of words eliminated

How ALTHO performs

Played first, ALTHO removes about 94.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.92 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #3,131 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, ALTHO left an average of 133 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 350 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeALTHO
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green21.1%
Any green or yellow85.2%
Whole row gray14.8%
Worst case answers left350

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