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SWAMY C
89.2%
of words eliminated

How SWAMY performs

Played first, SWAMY removes about 89.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.25 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, SWAMY left an average of 260 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 622 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeSWAMY
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green40.9%
Any green or yellow73.6%
Whole row gray26.4%
Worst case answers left622

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