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FOODS F
82.8%
of words eliminated

How FOODS performs

Played first, FOODS removes about 82.8% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.61 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, FOODS left an average of 407 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 845 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeFOODS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green29.3%
Any green or yellow64.2%
Whole row gray35.8%
Worst case answers left845

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