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FLUKE C
90.1%
of words eliminated

How FLUKE performs

Played first, FLUKE removes about 90.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.33 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #8,824 out of 14,855 Wordle guesses tested. Roughly 35% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.

Tried against 1,858 past Wordle answers, FLUKE left an average of 231 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 546 candidates survived. It has been the daily answer once.

First-guess odds

OutcomeFLUKE
First-turn solve*0.04%
At least one green34.6%
Any green or yellow76.8%
Whole row gray23.2%
Worst case answers left546

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