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How THELF performs

Played first, THELF removes about 92.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.62 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #5,955 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 1,876 past Wordle answers, THELF left an average of 182 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 28, 2026, when the answer was SONAR and 415 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

Outcome	THELF
First-turn solve*	0%
At least one green	24.2%
Any green or yellow	82.4%
Whole row gray	17.6%
Worst case answers left	415

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

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Understanding results

Elimination %: How much of the possible-answer list the guess rules out on average.
Avg turns: Average guesses needed by the same solver in games it finished within six.
Win rate: Share of answers the solver finished within six guesses.
Information: First-turn entropy in bits; higher means more informative feedback on average.
Tier: A band for first-turn information only: S is 5.8 bits or more, A 5.4, B 4.8, C 4.0, F below that. It describes the opening row, so a tier A word can still lead the six-turn table below.

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