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GINZO F
84.8%
of words eliminated

How GINZO performs

Played first, GINZO removes about 84.8% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.78 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, GINZO left an average of 357 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 16, 2026, when the answer was BUTTE and 770 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeGINZO
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green20.1%
Any green or yellow67.4%
Whole row gray32.6%
Worst case answers left770

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