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OOHED C
89.3%
of words eliminated

How OOHED performs

Played first, OOHED removes about 89.3% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.11 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, OOHED left an average of 246 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 12, 2026, when the answer was CLACK and 540 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeOOHED
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green28.2%
Any green or yellow77.1%
Whole row gray22.9%
Worst case answers left540

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