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BORGO F
84.0%
of words eliminated

How BORGO performs

Played first, BORGO removes about 84.0% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.84 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #12,493 out of 14,855 Wordle guesses tested. It is not on the possible-answer list, but it can still be useful because of the feedback groups it creates.

Tried against 1,858 past Wordle answers, BORGO left an average of 373 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 15, 2026, when the answer was PSHAW and 821 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeBORGO
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green27.5%
Any green or yellow65.2%
Whole row gray34.8%
Worst case answers left821

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