Opener Lab
Compare ARTEL
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How ARTEL performs
Played first, ARTEL removes about 97.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.76 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, ARTEL left an average of 67 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on June 30, 2026, when the answer was PUPPY and 204 candidates survived.
First-guess odds
| Outcome | ARTEL |
|---|---|
| First-turn solve* | 0% |
| At least one green | 36.0% |
| Any green or yellow | 91.4% |
| Whole row gray | 8.6% |
| Worst case answers left | 204 |
*Treating every word in the possible-answer list as equally likely.