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NARKY C
92.3%
of words eliminated

How NARKY performs

Played first, NARKY removes about 92.3% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.54 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #6,773 out of 14,855 Wordle guesses tested. It is not on the possible-answer list, but it can still be useful because of the feedback groups it creates.

Tried against 1,858 past Wordle answers, NARKY left an average of 183 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 432 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeNARKY
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green31.9%
Any green or yellow81.7%
Whole row gray18.3%
Worst case answers left432

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