Opener Lab
Compare PUBIC
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How PUBIC performs
Played first, PUBIC removes about 86.6% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.00 bits of information. Roughly 22% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.
Tried against 1,859 past Wordle answers, PUBIC left an average of 318 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 734 candidates survived.
First-guess odds
| Outcome | PUBIC |
|---|---|
| First-turn solve* | 0.04% |
| At least one green | 21.7% |
| Any green or yellow | 68.9% |
| Whole row gray | 31.1% |
| Worst case answers left | 734 |
*Treating every word in the possible-answer list as equally likely.