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ROBBO F
78.3%
of words eliminated

How ROBBO performs

Played first, ROBBO removes about 78.3% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.17 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, ROBBO left an average of 508 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 957 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeROBBO
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green20.0%
Any green or yellow59.4%
Whole row gray40.6%
Worst case answers left957

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