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Compare LATHY

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LATHY C
93.0%
of words eliminated

How LATHY performs

Played first, LATHY removes about 93.0% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.74 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, LATHY left an average of 165 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 450 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeLATHY
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green31.3%
Any green or yellow80.9%
Whole row gray19.1%
Worst case answers left450

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