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ORANT A
96.3%
of words eliminated

How ORANT performs

Played first, ORANT removes about 96.3% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.53 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #184 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, ORANT left an average of 85 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on June 30, 2026, when the answer was PUPPY and 259 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeORANT
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green35.5%
Any green or yellow89.0%
Whole row gray11.0%
Worst case answers left259

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