Opener Lab
Compare SHLEP
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How SHLEP performs
Played first, SHLEP removes about 93.4% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.91 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, SHLEP left an average of 156 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 11, 2026, when the answer was AVIAN and 413 candidates survived.
First-guess odds
| Outcome | SHLEP |
|---|---|
| First-turn solve* | 0% |
| At least one green | 36.1% |
| Any green or yellow | 82.5% |
| Whole row gray | 17.5% |
| Worst case answers left | 413 |
*Treating every word in the possible-answer list as equally likely.