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SIXMO F
87.7%
of words eliminated

How SIXMO performs

Played first, SIXMO removes about 87.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.89 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, SIXMO left an average of 294 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 637 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeSIXMO
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green28.7%
Any green or yellow73.0%
Whole row gray27.0%
Worst case answers left637

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