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EIKON C
92.2%
of words eliminated

How EIKON performs

Played first, EIKON removes about 92.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.59 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, EIKON left an average of 183 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 458 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeEIKON
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green21.2%
Any green or yellow87.0%
Whole row gray13.0%
Worst case answers left458

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