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HAJES C
92.7%
of words eliminated

How HAJES performs

Played first, HAJES removes about 92.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.39 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #8,310 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, HAJES left an average of 171 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 6, 2026, when the answer was TODDY and 375 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeHAJES
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green28.0%
Any green or yellow84.1%
Whole row gray15.9%
Worst case answers left375

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