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KRILL C
89.2%
of words eliminated

How KRILL performs

Played first, KRILL removes about 89.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.09 bits of information. Roughly 31% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.

Tried against 1,859 past Wordle answers, KRILL left an average of 255 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 571 candidates survived. It has been the daily answer once.

First-guess odds

OutcomeKRILL
First-turn solve*0.04%
At least one green31.2%
Any green or yellow75.8%
Whole row gray24.2%
Worst case answers left571

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