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BIKED C
89.6%
of words eliminated

How BIKED performs

Played first, BIKED removes about 89.6% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.25 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, BIKED left an average of 243 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 550 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeBIKED
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green29.9%
Any green or yellow76.7%
Whole row gray23.3%
Worst case answers left550

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