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KILIM F
81.1%
of words eliminated

How KILIM performs

Played first, KILIM removes about 81.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.45 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #13,950 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, KILIM left an average of 448 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 923 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeKILIM
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green21.4%
Any green or yellow60.9%
Whole row gray39.1%
Worst case answers left923

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