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Compare OSIER

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OSIER B
96.2%
of words eliminated

How OSIER performs

Played first, OSIER removes about 96.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.32 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, OSIER left an average of 92 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 202 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeOSIER
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green28.5%
Any green or yellow92.1%
Whole row gray7.9%
Worst case answers left202

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