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REDDY F
88.7%
of words eliminated

How REDDY performs

Played first, REDDY removes about 88.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.99 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, REDDY left an average of 272 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 541 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeREDDY
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green29.6%
Any green or yellow77.1%
Whole row gray22.9%
Worst case answers left541

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