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NACHO C
92.4%
of words eliminated

How NACHO performs

Played first, NACHO removes about 92.4% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.58 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, NACHO left an average of 176 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 443 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeNACHO
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green18.8%
Any green or yellow81.2%
Whole row gray18.8%
Worst case answers left443

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