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SIROC B
94.9%
of words eliminated

How SIROC performs

Played first, SIROC removes about 94.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.11 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, SIROC left an average of 122 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 335 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeSIROC
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green34.5%
Any green or yellow85.8%
Whole row gray14.2%
Worst case answers left335

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