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PROST B
94.2%
of words eliminated

How PROST performs

Played first, PROST removes about 94.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.18 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #1,281 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, PROST left an average of 138 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 418 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomePROST
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green36.0%
Any green or yellow82.3%
Whole row gray17.7%
Worst case answers left418

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