Opener Lab

Compare TESLA

Pick a word to compare against.

TESLA A
96.3%
of words eliminated

How TESLA performs

Played first, TESLA removes about 96.3% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.50 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, TESLA left an average of 87 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 228 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeTESLA
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green27.7%
Any green or yellow90.3%
Whole row gray9.7%
Worst case answers left228

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