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How RORIE performs
Played first, RORIE removes about 94.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.96 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #2,766 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, RORIE left an average of 122 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 15, 2026, when the answer was PSHAW and 315 candidates survived.
First-guess odds
| Outcome | RORIE |
|---|---|
| First-turn solve* | 0% |
| At least one green | 41.7% |
| Any green or yellow | 86.6% |
| Whole row gray | 13.4% |
| Worst case answers left | 315 |
*Treating every word in the possible-answer list as equally likely.