Opener Lab
Compare TEARS
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How TEARS performs
Played first, TEARS removes about 96.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.72 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, TEARS left an average of 76 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 | TEARS |
|---|---|
| First-turn solve* | 0% |
| At least one green | 32.1% |
| 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.