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GENNY F
86.1%
of words eliminated

How GENNY performs

Played first, GENNY removes about 86.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.87 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, GENNY 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 622 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeGENNY
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green37.8%
Any green or yellow73.6%
Whole row gray26.4%
Worst case answers left622

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