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FORCE B
94.2%
of words eliminated

How FORCE performs

Played first, FORCE removes about 94.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.06 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #2,083 out of 14,855 Wordle guesses tested. Roughly 42% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.

Tried against 1,858 past Wordle answers, FORCE left an average of 132 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 15, 2026, when the answer was PSHAW and 376 candidates survived. It has been the daily answer once.

First-guess odds

OutcomeFORCE
First-turn solve*0.04%
At least one green41.7%
Any green or yellow84.1%
Whole row gray15.9%
Worst case answers left376

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