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MATLO B
94.2%
of words eliminated

How MATLO performs

Played first, MATLO removes about 94.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.98 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, MATLO left an average of 135 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 364 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeMATLO
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green26.9%
Any green or yellow84.6%
Whole row gray15.4%
Worst case answers left364

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