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LEFTE C
91.1%
of words eliminated

How LEFTE performs

Played first, LEFTE removes about 91.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.48 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #7,374 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 1,877 past Wordle answers, LEFTE left an average of 204 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on August 8, 2026, when the answer was PRIVY and 535 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeLEFTE
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green33.4%
Any green or yellow77.3%
Whole row gray22.7%
Worst case answers left535

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