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SPOSH F
83.7%
of words eliminated

How SPOSH performs

Played first, SPOSH removes about 83.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.83 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, SPOSH left an average of 385 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 853 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeSPOSH
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green34.1%
Any green or yellow63.8%
Whole row gray36.2%
Worst case answers left853

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