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ETHNE C
91.5%
of words eliminated

How ETHNE performs

Played first, ETHNE removes about 91.5% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.45 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #7,627 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, ETHNE left an average of 192 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 12, 2026, when the answer was CLACK and 516 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeETHNE
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green29.6%
Any green or yellow78.1%
Whole row gray21.9%
Worst case answers left516

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