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HENNA C
91.4%
of words eliminated

How HENNA performs

Played first, HENNA removes about 91.4% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.34 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #8,770 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, HENNA left an average of 199 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 13, 2026, when the answer was STOUT and 404 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeHENNA
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green26.8%
Any green or yellow82.9%
Whole row gray17.1%
Worst case answers left404

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