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CYANO B
93.5%
of words eliminated

How CYANO performs

Played first, CYANO removes about 93.5% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.82 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, CYANO left an average of 154 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 401 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeCYANO
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green28.8%
Any green or yellow83.0%
Whole row gray17.0%
Worst case answers left401

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