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KESAR B
95.2%
of words eliminated

How KESAR performs

Played first, KESAR removes about 95.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.14 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, KESAR left an average of 112 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 304 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeKESAR
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green27.2%
Any green or yellow87.1%
Whole row gray12.9%
Worst case answers left304

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