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SPINA B
93.1%
of words eliminated

How SPINA performs

Played first, SPINA removes about 93.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.87 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #3,541 out of 14,855 Wordle guesses tested. It is not on the possible-answer list, but it can still be useful because of the feedback groups it creates.

Tried against 1,858 past Wordle answers, SPINA left an average of 168 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 405 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeSPINA
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green31.8%
Any green or yellow82.8%
Whole row gray17.2%
Worst case answers left405

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