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GERAH B
94.7%
of words eliminated

How GERAH performs

Played first, GERAH removes about 94.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.12 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, GERAH left an average of 122 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 13, 2026, when the answer was STOUT and 311 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeGERAH
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green30.1%
Any green or yellow86.8%
Whole row gray13.2%
Worst case answers left311

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