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DONNE C
91.0%
of words eliminated

How DONNE performs

Played first, DONNE removes about 91.0% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.47 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #7,504 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 1,858 past Wordle answers, DONNE left an average of 207 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 15, 2026, when the answer was PSHAW and 508 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeDONNE
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green41.6%
Any green or yellow78.5%
Whole row gray21.5%
Worst case answers left508

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