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SKULK F
82.3%
of words eliminated

How SKULK performs

Played first, SKULK removes about 82.3% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.56 bits of information. Roughly 29% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.

Tried against 1,859 past Wordle answers, SKULK left an average of 424 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 886 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeSKULK
First-turn solve*0.04%
At least one green29.1%
Any green or yellow62.4%
Whole row gray37.6%
Worst case answers left886

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