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GONIF C
87.9%
of words eliminated

How GONIF performs

Played first, GONIF removes about 87.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.28 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #9,310 out of 14,855 Wordle guesses tested. It is not on the possible-answer list, but it can still be useful because of the feedback groups it creates.

Tried against 1,858 past Wordle answers, GONIF left an average of 284 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 16, 2026, when the answer was BUTTE and 712 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeGONIF
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green28.3%
Any green or yellow69.8%
Whole row gray30.2%
Worst case answers left712

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