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KARAS C
89.9%
of words eliminated

How KARAS performs

Played first, KARAS removes about 89.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.23 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #9,765 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, KARAS left an average of 238 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 570 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeKARAS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green26.8%
Any green or yellow75.8%
Whole row gray24.2%
Worst case answers left570

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