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FOODY F
78.6%
of words eliminated

How FOODY performs

Played first, FOODY removes about 78.6% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.46 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, FOODY left an average of 512 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 1026 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeFOODY
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green38.4%
Any green or yellow56.5%
Whole row gray43.5%
Worst case answers left1026

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