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ROKED C
93.2%
of words eliminated

How ROKED performs

Played first, ROKED removes about 93.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.75 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, ROKED left an average of 158 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 410 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeROKED
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green29.5%
Any green or yellow82.6%
Whole row gray17.4%
Worst case answers left410

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