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SNICK C
88.9%
of words eliminated

How SNICK performs

Played first, SNICK removes about 88.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.40 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, SNICK left an average of 266 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 678 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeSNICK
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green33.6%
Any green or yellow71.3%
Whole row gray28.7%
Worst case answers left678

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