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GONNA C
87.3%
of words eliminated

How GONNA performs

Played first, GONNA removes about 87.3% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.06 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, GONNA left an average of 295 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 598 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeGONNA
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green29.7%
Any green or yellow74.7%
Whole row gray25.3%
Worst case answers left598

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