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NECHE C
89.9%
of words eliminated

How NECHE performs

Played first, NECHE removes about 89.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.29 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #9,276 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, NECHE left an average of 230 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 13, 2026, when the answer was STOUT and 594 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeNECHE
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green30.2%
Any green or yellow74.8%
Whole row gray25.2%
Worst case answers left594

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