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FULWA F
87.6%
of words eliminated

How FULWA performs

Played first, FULWA removes about 87.6% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.92 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #12,030 out of 14,855 Wordle guesses tested. It is not on the possible-answer list, but it can still be useful because of the feedback groups it creates.

Tried against 1,858 past Wordle answers, FULWA left an average of 293 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 603 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeFULWA
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green20.6%
Any green or yellow74.4%
Whole row gray25.6%
Worst case answers left603

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