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SPOSA C
89.0%
of words eliminated

How SPOSA performs

Played first, SPOSA removes about 89.0% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.13 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #10,586 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, SPOSA left an average of 264 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 536 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeSPOSA
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green32.2%
Any green or yellow77.3%
Whole row gray22.7%
Worst case answers left536

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