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TANGA C
89.2%
of words eliminated

How TANGA performs

Played first, TANGA removes about 89.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.24 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, TANGA left an average of 250 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 629 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeTANGA
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green26.9%
Any green or yellow73.3%
Whole row gray26.7%
Worst case answers left629

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