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NONIS C
89.6%
of words eliminated

How NONIS performs

Played first, NONIS removes about 89.6% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.17 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #10,239 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, NONIS left an average of 246 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 592 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeNONIS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green25.4%
Any green or yellow74.9%
Whole row gray25.1%
Worst case answers left592

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