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KANAT C
88.9%
of words eliminated

How KANAT performs

Played first, KANAT removes about 88.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.22 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, KANAT left an average of 255 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 657 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeKANAT
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green33.6%
Any green or yellow72.1%
Whole row gray27.9%
Worst case answers left657

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