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KNULE C
92.9%
of words eliminated

How KNULE performs

Played first, KNULE removes about 92.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.69 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #5,286 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, KNULE left an average of 166 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 424 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeKNULE
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green32.0%
Any green or yellow82.0%
Whole row gray18.0%
Worst case answers left424

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