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MUMMY F
64.8%
of words eliminated

How MUMMY performs

Played first, MUMMY removes about 64.8% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 2.49 bits of information. Roughly 28% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.

Tried against 1,859 past Wordle answers, MUMMY left an average of 849 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 1345 candidates survived. It has been the daily answer once.

First-guess odds

OutcomeMUMMY
First-turn solve*0.04%
At least one green28.4%
Any green or yellow43.0%
Whole row gray57.0%
Worst case answers left1345

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