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FYKED F
86.2%
of words eliminated

How FYKED performs

Played first, FYKED removes about 86.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.75 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, FYKED left an average of 331 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 646 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeFYKED
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green23.4%
Any green or yellow72.6%
Whole row gray27.4%
Worst case answers left646

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