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How FUDGE performs
Played first, FUDGE removes about 88.3% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.18 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #10,208 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, FUDGE left an average of 273 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 625 candidates survived.
First-guess odds
| Outcome | FUDGE |
|---|---|
| First-turn solve* | 0.04% |
| At least one green | 33.2% |
| Any green or yellow | 73.5% |
| Whole row gray | 26.5% |
| Worst case answers left | 625 |
*Treating every word in the possible-answer list as equally likely.