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DINGE C
91.9%
of words eliminated

How DINGE performs

Played first, DINGE removes about 91.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.80 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, DINGE left an average of 190 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 502 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeDINGE
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green33.8%
Any green or yellow78.7%
Whole row gray21.3%
Worst case answers left502

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