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MEINY C
92.5%
of words eliminated

How MEINY performs

Played first, MEINY removes about 92.5% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.75 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, MEINY left an average of 179 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 16, 2026, when the answer was BUTTE and 430 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeMEINY
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green41.4%
Any green or yellow85.0%
Whole row gray15.0%
Worst case answers left430

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