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OZENA C
92.6%
of words eliminated

How OZENA performs

Played first, OZENA removes about 92.6% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.33 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, OZENA left an average of 174 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 284 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeOZENA
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green18.8%
Any green or yellow88.0%
Whole row gray12.0%
Worst case answers left284

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