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CHAMP C
87.7%
of words eliminated

How CHAMP performs

Played first, CHAMP removes about 87.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.24 bits of information. Roughly 26% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.

Tried against 1,859 past Wordle answers, CHAMP left an average of 286 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 696 candidates survived. It has been the daily answer once.

First-guess odds

OutcomeCHAMP
First-turn solve*0.04%
At least one green26.5%
Any green or yellow70.5%
Whole row gray29.5%
Worst case answers left696

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