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DONEE C
92.4%
of words eliminated

How DONEE performs

Played first, DONEE removes about 92.4% 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, DONEE left an average of 173 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 509 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeDONEE
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green46.2%
Any green or yellow78.4%
Whole row gray21.6%
Worst case answers left509

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