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ROHES B
95.3%
of words eliminated

How ROHES performs

Played first, ROHES removes about 95.3% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.13 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, ROHES left an average of 111 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 12, 2026, when the answer was CLACK and 284 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeROHES
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green27.9%
Any green or yellow88.0%
Whole row gray12.0%
Worst case answers left284

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