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How INBOX performs
Played first, INBOX removes about 84.5% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.59 bits of information. Roughly 12% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.
Tried against 1,859 past Wordle answers, INBOX left an average of 362 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 754 candidates survived. It has been the daily answer once.
First-guess odds
| Outcome | INBOX |
|---|---|
| First-turn solve* | 0.04% |
| At least one green | 12.2% |
| Any green or yellow | 68.0% |
| Whole row gray | 32.0% |
| Worst case answers left | 754 |
*Treating every word in the possible-answer list as equally likely.