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TENNE C
89.1%
of words eliminated

How TENNE performs

Played first, TENNE removes about 89.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.22 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, TENNE left an average of 248 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 641 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeTENNE
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green41.5%
Any green or yellow72.8%
Whole row gray27.2%
Worst case answers left641

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