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PETER B
92.5%
of words eliminated

How PETER performs

Played first, PETER removes about 92.5% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.81 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, PETER left an average of 176 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 487 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomePETER
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green32.6%
Any green or yellow79.4%
Whole row gray20.6%
Worst case answers left487

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