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FEZES F
83.6%
of words eliminated

How FEZES performs

Played first, FEZES removes about 83.6% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.49 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, FEZES left an average of 383 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 799 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeFEZES
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green29.1%
Any green or yellow66.1%
Whole row gray33.9%
Worst case answers left799

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