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DRUNK C
89.3%
of words eliminated

How DRUNK performs

Played first, DRUNK removes about 89.3% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.31 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #9,027 out of 14,855 Wordle guesses tested. Roughly 28% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.

Tried against 1,858 past Wordle answers, DRUNK left an average of 251 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 620 candidates survived. It has been the daily answer once.

First-guess odds

OutcomeDRUNK
First-turn solve*0.04%
At least one green27.8%
Any green or yellow73.7%
Whole row gray26.3%
Worst case answers left620

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