Opener Lab
Compare SALET
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How SALET performs
Played first, SALET removes about 96.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.84 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, SALET left an average of 73 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 228 candidates survived.
First-guess odds
| Outcome | SALET |
|---|---|
| First-turn solve* | 0% |
| At least one green | 48.0% |
| Any green or yellow | 90.3% |
| Whole row gray | 9.7% |
| Worst case answers left | 228 |
*Treating every word in the possible-answer list as equally likely.
Planning the second guess
All five letters miss 9.7% of the time, leaving 228 words in play. Of the 728 follow-ups checked here, IRONY leaves the fewest possible answers on average (6.9).