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EDITS B
93.8%
of words eliminated

How EDITS performs

Played first, EDITS removes about 93.8% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.87 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #3,551 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, EDITS left an average of 148 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 345 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeEDITS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green21.5%
Any green or yellow85.7%
Whole row gray14.3%
Worst case answers left345

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