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KEECH F
84.5%
of words eliminated

How KEECH performs

Played first, KEECH removes about 84.5% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.81 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, KEECH left an average of 358 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 13, 2026, when the answer was STOUT and 773 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeKEECH
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green26.2%
Any green or yellow67.2%
Whole row gray32.8%
Worst case answers left773

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