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ROKER C
90.9%
of words eliminated

How ROKER performs

Played first, ROKER removes about 90.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.28 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #9,279 out of 14,855 Wordle guesses tested. It is not on the possible-answer list, but it can still be useful because of the feedback groups it creates.

Tried against 1,858 past Wordle answers, ROKER left an average of 214 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 15, 2026, when the answer was PSHAW and 482 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeROKER
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green28.8%
Any green or yellow79.6%
Whole row gray20.4%
Worst case answers left482

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