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ENZYM F
84.9%
of words eliminated

How ENZYM performs

Played first, ENZYM removes about 84.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.47 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, ENZYM left an average of 358 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 624 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeENZYM
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green9.0%
Any green or yellow76.4%
Whole row gray23.6%
Worst case answers left624

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