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ENORM B
94.0%
of words eliminated

How ENORM performs

Played first, ENORM removes about 94.0% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.93 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #2,986 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, ENORM left an average of 138 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 316 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeENORM
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green22.6%
Any green or yellow86.9%
Whole row gray13.1%
Worst case answers left316

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