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REBEC C
90.1%
of words eliminated

How REBEC performs

Played first, REBEC removes about 90.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.39 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #8,315 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, REBEC left an average of 228 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 15, 2026, when the answer was PSHAW and 587 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeREBEC
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green27.6%
Any green or yellow75.1%
Whole row gray24.9%
Worst case answers left587

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