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Compare ROSSA

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ROSSA C
92.7%
of words eliminated

How ROSSA performs

Played first, ROSSA removes about 92.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.56 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #6,570 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, ROSSA left an average of 174 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 16, 2026, when the answer was BUTTE and 389 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeROSSA
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green26.3%
Any green or yellow83.5%
Whole row gray16.5%
Worst case answers left389

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