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SHASH F
81.8%
of words eliminated

How SHASH performs

Played first, SHASH removes about 81.8% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.45 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #13,961 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, SHASH left an average of 427 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 844 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeSHASH
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green37.6%
Any green or yellow64.2%
Whole row gray35.8%
Worst case answers left844

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