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FARCI C
93.1%
of words eliminated

How FARCI performs

Played first, FARCI removes about 93.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.71 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, FARCI left an average of 162 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 392 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeFARCI
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green29.2%
Any green or yellow83.4%
Whole row gray16.6%
Worst case answers left392

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