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GANEF C
92.9%
of words eliminated

How GANEF performs

Played first, GANEF removes about 92.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.75 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, GANEF left an average of 165 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 409 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeGANEF
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green33.1%
Any green or yellow82.7%
Whole row gray17.3%
Worst case answers left409

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