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DEINK C
91.2%
of words eliminated

How DEINK performs

Played first, DEINK removes about 91.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.60 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #6,151 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 1,860 past Wordle answers, DEINK left an average of 208 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 22, 2026, when the answer was LORRY and 494 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeDEINK
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green32.3%
Any green or yellow79.1%
Whole row gray20.9%
Worst case answers left494

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