Opener Lab

Compare ROSAL

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ROSAL B
96.0%
of words eliminated

How ROSAL performs

Played first, ROSAL removes about 96.0% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.36 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, ROSAL left an average of 94 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 16, 2026, when the answer was BUTTE and 238 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeROSAL
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green27.9%
Any green or yellow89.9%
Whole row gray10.1%
Worst case answers left238

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