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SHAKE B
93.8%
of words eliminated

How SHAKE performs

Played first, SHAKE removes about 93.8% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.96 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #2,744 out of 14,855 Wordle guesses tested. Roughly 42% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.

Tried against 1,858 past Wordle answers, SHAKE left an average of 143 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 6, 2026, when the answer was TODDY and 342 candidates survived. It has been the daily answer once.

First-guess odds

OutcomeSHAKE
First-turn solve*0.04%
At least one green41.5%
Any green or yellow85.5%
Whole row gray14.5%
Worst case answers left342

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