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CELEB C
89.8%
of words eliminated

How CELEB performs

Played first, CELEB removes about 89.8% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.38 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, CELEB left an average of 234 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 15, 2026, when the answer was PSHAW and 617 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeCELEB
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green33.7%
Any green or yellow73.8%
Whole row gray26.2%
Worst case answers left617

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