Opener Lab

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FAFFS F
78.3%
of words eliminated

How FAFFS performs

Played first, FAFFS removes about 78.3% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 2.83 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, FAFFS left an average of 515 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 911 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeFAFFS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green22.0%
Any green or yellow61.4%
Whole row gray38.6%
Worst case answers left911

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