Opener Lab

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SUNNY F
85.2%
of words eliminated

How SUNNY performs

Played first, SUNNY removes about 85.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.90 bits of information. Roughly 44% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.

Tried against 1,859 past Wordle answers, SUNNY left an average of 363 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 813 candidates survived. It has been the daily answer once.

First-guess odds

OutcomeSUNNY
First-turn solve*0.04%
At least one green43.7%
Any green or yellow65.5%
Whole row gray34.5%
Worst case answers left813

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