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CELLY C
89.6%
of words eliminated

How CELLY performs

Played first, CELLY removes about 89.6% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.20 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #9,979 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, CELLY left an average of 248 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 493 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeCELLY
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green38.1%
Any green or yellow79.1%
Whole row gray20.9%
Worst case answers left493

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