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CHINO C
90.9%
of words eliminated

How CHINO performs

Played first, CHINO removes about 90.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.65 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #5,725 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, CHINO left an average of 214 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 576 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeCHINO
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green29.1%
Any green or yellow75.6%
Whole row gray24.4%
Worst case answers left576

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