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BISKS F
79.9%
of words eliminated

How BISKS performs

Played first, BISKS removes about 79.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.32 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, BISKS left an average of 482 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 939 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeBISKS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green21.1%
Any green or yellow60.2%
Whole row gray39.8%
Worst case answers left939

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