Opener Lab
Compare HOWBE
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How HOWBE performs
Played first, HOWBE removes about 90.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.25 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, HOWBE left an average of 227 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 12, 2026, when the answer was CLACK and 523 candidates survived.
First-guess odds
| Outcome | HOWBE |
|---|---|
| First-turn solve* | 0% |
| At least one green | 31.8% |
| Any green or yellow | 77.8% |
| Whole row gray | 22.2% |
| Worst case answers left | 523 |
*Treating every word in the possible-answer list as equally likely.