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Compare OHIAS

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OHIAS B
94.2%
of words eliminated

How OHIAS performs

Played first, OHIAS removes about 94.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.83 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, OHIAS left an average of 139 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 12, 2026, when the answer was CLACK and 310 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeOHIAS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green25.5%
Any green or yellow89.3%
Whole row gray10.7%
Worst case answers left310

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