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FIORD C
91.5%
of words eliminated

How FIORD performs

Played first, FIORD removes about 91.5% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.63 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, FIORD left an average of 198 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 529 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeFIORD
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green31.4%
Any green or yellow77.6%
Whole row gray22.4%
Worst case answers left529

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