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CRONK C
91.0%
of words eliminated

How CRONK performs

Played first, CRONK removes about 91.0% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.63 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #5,869 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, CRONK left an average of 210 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 572 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeCRONK
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green32.1%
Any green or yellow75.7%
Whole row gray24.3%
Worst case answers left572

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