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ARABA F
84.1%
of words eliminated

How ARABA performs

Played first, ARABA removes about 84.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.57 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, ARABA left an average of 368 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 800 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeARABA
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green29.7%
Any green or yellow66.1%
Whole row gray33.9%
Worst case answers left800

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