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NOYED C
93.1%
of words eliminated

How NOYED performs

Played first, NOYED removes about 93.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.75 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #4,725 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, NOYED left an average of 163 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 360 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeNOYED
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green28.6%
Any green or yellow85.0%
Whole row gray15.0%
Worst case answers left360

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