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SWORE B
94.8%
of words eliminated

How SWORE performs

Played first, SWORE removes about 94.8% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.13 bits of information. Roughly 40% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.

Tried against 1,859 past Wordle answers, SWORE left an average of 122 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 12, 2026, when the answer was CLACK and 342 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeSWORE
First-turn solve*0.04%
At least one green40.5%
Any green or yellow85.5%
Whole row gray14.5%
Worst case answers left342

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