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ESILE B
93.7%
of words eliminated

How ESILE performs

Played first, ESILE removes about 93.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.84 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #3,811 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, ESILE left an average of 149 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 405 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeESILE
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green33.5%
Any green or yellow82.8%
Whole row gray17.2%
Worst case answers left405

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