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SLEEK C
90.6%
of words eliminated

How SLEEK performs

Played first, SLEEK removes about 90.6% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.51 bits of information. Roughly 40% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.

Tried against 1,859 past Wordle answers, SLEEK left an average of 220 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 574 candidates survived. It has been the daily answer once.

First-guess odds

OutcomeSLEEK
First-turn solve*0.04%
At least one green40.3%
Any green or yellow75.7%
Whole row gray24.3%
Worst case answers left574

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