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BORAK C
92.0%
of words eliminated

How BORAK performs

Played first, BORAK removes about 92.0% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.60 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, BORAK left an average of 187 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 447 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeBORAK
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green32.9%
Any green or yellow81.1%
Whole row gray18.9%
Worst case answers left447

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