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HOOKA F
85.4%
of words eliminated

How HOOKA performs

Played first, HOOKA removes about 85.4% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.75 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #12,895 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, HOOKA left an average of 338 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 652 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeHOOKA
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green27.6%
Any green or yellow72.3%
Whole row gray27.7%
Worst case answers left652

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