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NEEBS C
89.7%
of words eliminated

How NEEBS performs

Played first, NEEBS removes about 89.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.16 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, NEEBS left an average of 241 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 12, 2026, when the answer was CLACK and 560 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeNEEBS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green21.1%
Any green or yellow76.3%
Whole row gray23.7%
Worst case answers left560

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