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HATHI C
89.5%
of words eliminated

How HATHI performs

Played first, HATHI removes about 89.5% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.00 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, HATHI left an average of 246 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 8, 2026, when the answer was DEMON and 538 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeHATHI
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green19.8%
Any green or yellow77.2%
Whole row gray22.8%
Worst case answers left538

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