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AVISO C
92.7%
of words eliminated

How AVISO performs

Played first, AVISO removes about 92.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.55 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, AVISO left an average of 174 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 366 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeAVISO
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green25.3%
Any green or yellow87.5%
Whole row gray12.5%
Worst case answers left366

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