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DHABA F
83.8%
of words eliminated

How DHABA performs

Played first, DHABA removes about 83.8% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.67 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, DHABA left an average of 373 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 13, 2026, when the answer was STOUT and 822 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeDHABA
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green25.4%
Any green or yellow65.2%
Whole row gray34.8%
Worst case answers left822

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