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Compare JESSY

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JESSY F
84.1%
of words eliminated

How JESSY performs

Played first, JESSY removes about 84.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.39 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, JESSY left an average of 388 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 661 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeJESSY
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green31.9%
Any green or yellow72.0%
Whole row gray28.0%
Worst case answers left661

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