Opener Lab
Compare TARSE
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How TARSE performs
Played first, TARSE removes about 97.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.95 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #1 of 14,855 Wordle guesses tested. It is not on the possible-answer list, but it can still be useful because of the feedback groups it creates.
Tried against 1,858 past Wordle answers, TARSE left an average of 67 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.
First-guess odds
| Outcome | TARSE |
|---|---|
| First-turn solve* | 0% |
| At least one green | 41.9% |
| 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).