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GONYS C
89.9%
of words eliminated

How GONYS performs

Played first, GONYS removes about 89.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.34 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, GONYS left an average of 243 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 600 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeGONYS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green22.8%
Any green or yellow74.6%
Whole row gray25.4%
Worst case answers left600

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