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JAKER C
92.2%
of words eliminated

How JAKER performs

Played first, JAKER removes about 92.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.29 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #9,263 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, JAKER left an average of 182 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 429 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeJAKER
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green27.7%
Any green or yellow81.8%
Whole row gray18.2%
Worst case answers left429

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