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OGLED C
92.8%
of words eliminated

How OGLED performs

Played first, OGLED removes about 92.8% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.68 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, OGLED left an average of 168 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 399 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeOGLED
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green23.5%
Any green or yellow83.1%
Whole row gray16.9%
Worst case answers left399

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