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ROBED B
93.1%
of words eliminated

How ROBED performs

Played first, ROBED removes about 93.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.93 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, ROBED left an average of 160 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 440 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeROBED
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green30.9%
Any green or yellow81.3%
Whole row gray18.7%
Worst case answers left440

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