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TERES B
94.2%
of words eliminated

How TERES performs

Played first, TERES removes about 94.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.05 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #2,107 out 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, TERES left an average of 136 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 12, 2026, when the answer was CLACK and 401 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeTERES
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green34.1%
Any green or yellow83.0%
Whole row gray17.0%
Worst case answers left401

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