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FRANK C
91.2%
of words eliminated

How FRANK performs

Played first, FRANK removes about 91.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.50 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #7,157 out of 14,855 Wordle guesses tested. Roughly 33% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.

Tried against 1,858 past Wordle answers, FRANK left an average of 204 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 518 candidates survived. It has been the daily answer once.

First-guess odds

OutcomeFRANK
First-turn solve*0.04%
At least one green32.8%
Any green or yellow78.0%
Whole row gray22.0%
Worst case answers left518

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