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FAMED C
92.1%
of words eliminated

How FAMED performs

Played first, FAMED removes about 92.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.56 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, FAMED left an average of 184 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 446 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeFAMED
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green34.3%
Any green or yellow81.1%
Whole row gray18.9%
Worst case answers left446

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