Opener Lab
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How AXIOM performs
Played first, AXIOM removes about 89.0% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.99 bits of information. Roughly 23% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.
Tried against 1,859 past Wordle answers, AXIOM left an average of 257 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 492 candidates survived. It has been the daily answer once.
First-guess odds
| Outcome | AXIOM |
|---|---|
| First-turn solve* | 0.04% |
| At least one green | 22.8% |
| Any green or yellow | 83.1% |
| Whole row gray | 16.9% |
| Worst case answers left | 492 |
*Treating every word in the possible-answer list as equally likely.