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OCKER C
92.9%
of words eliminated

How OCKER performs

Played first, OCKER removes about 92.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.60 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #6,162 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, OCKER left an average of 167 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 15, 2026, when the answer was PSHAW and 383 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeOCKER
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green19.4%
Any green or yellow83.8%
Whole row gray16.2%
Worst case answers left383

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