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HULLO F
86.7%
of words eliminated

How HULLO performs

Played first, HULLO removes about 86.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.93 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, HULLO left an average of 310 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 710 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeHULLO
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green21.7%
Any green or yellow69.9%
Whole row gray30.1%
Worst case answers left710

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