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FACTA F
87.0%
of words eliminated

How FACTA performs

Played first, FACTA removes about 87.0% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.96 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #11,797 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, FACTA left an average of 299 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 707 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeFACTA
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green26.3%
Any green or yellow70.0%
Whole row gray30.0%
Worst case answers left707

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