Opener Lab
Compare STARE
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How STARE performs
Played first, STARE removes about 96.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.81 bits of information. Roughly 42% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.
Tried against 1,859 past Wordle answers, STARE left an average of 72 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on June 30, 2026, when the answer was PUPPY and 234 candidates survived. It has been the daily answer once.
First-guess odds
| Outcome | STARE |
|---|---|
| First-turn solve* | 0.04% |
| At least one green | 41.5% |
| Any green or yellow | 90.1% |
| Whole row gray | 9.9% |
| Worst case answers left | 234 |
*Treating every word in the possible-answer list as equally likely.
Planning the second guess
All five letters miss 9.9% of the time, leaving 234 words in play. Of the 734 follow-ups checked here, COULD leaves the fewest possible answers on average (6.9).