Opener Lab

Compare CYANS

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CYANS C
93.2%
of words eliminated

How CYANS performs

Played first, CYANS removes about 93.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.78 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, CYANS left an average of 162 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 432 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeCYANS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green28.0%
Any green or yellow81.7%
Whole row gray18.3%
Worst case answers left432

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