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HIDED C
88.7%
of words eliminated

How HIDED performs

Played first, HIDED removes about 88.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.08 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, HIDED left an average of 265 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 13, 2026, when the answer was STOUT and 567 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeHIDED
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green28.4%
Any green or yellow76.0%
Whole row gray24.0%
Worst case answers left567

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