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TARZY C
91.9%
of words eliminated

How TARZY performs

Played first, TARZY removes about 91.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.44 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, TARZY left an average of 191 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 450 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeTARZY
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green35.2%
Any green or yellow80.9%
Whole row gray19.1%
Worst case answers left450

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