Opener Lab
Compare HELVE
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How HELVE performs
Played first, HELVE removes about 88.0% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.09 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, HELVE left an average of 278 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 13, 2026, when the answer was STOUT and 675 candidates survived.
First-guess odds
| Outcome | HELVE |
|---|---|
| First-turn solve* | 0% |
| At least one green | 32.8% |
| Any green or yellow | 71.4% |
| Whole row gray | 28.6% |
| Worst case answers left | 675 |
*Treating every word in the possible-answer list as equally likely.