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FEMME F
78.8%
of words eliminated

How FEMME performs

Played first, FEMME removes about 78.8% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.24 bits of information. Roughly 35% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.

Tried against 1,859 past Wordle answers, FEMME left an average of 488 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 977 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeFEMME
First-turn solve*0.04%
At least one green35.4%
Any green or yellow58.6%
Whole row gray41.4%
Worst case answers left977

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