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JAGER C
92.9%
of words eliminated

How JAGER performs

Played first, JAGER removes about 92.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.50 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, JAGER left an average of 166 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 409 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeJAGER
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green29.6%
Any green or yellow82.7%
Whole row gray17.3%
Worst case answers left409

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