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NANDU F
87.5%
of words eliminated

How NANDU performs

Played first, NANDU removes about 87.5% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.82 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, NANDU left an average of 295 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 633 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeNANDU
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green21.3%
Any green or yellow73.2%
Whole row gray26.8%
Worst case answers left633

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