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KYANG C
87.7%
of words eliminated

How KYANG performs

Played first, KYANG removes about 87.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.03 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, KYANG left an average of 291 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 682 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeKYANG
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green21.3%
Any green or yellow71.1%
Whole row gray28.9%
Worst case answers left682

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