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JIVER C
89.5%
of words eliminated

How JIVER performs

Played first, JIVER removes about 89.5% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.04 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #11,239 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, JIVER left an average of 248 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 532 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeJIVER
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green24.6%
Any green or yellow77.4%
Whole row gray22.6%
Worst case answers left532

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