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TIRTH C
89.9%
of words eliminated

How TIRTH performs

Played first, TIRTH removes about 89.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.38 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, TIRTH left an average of 239 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 582 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeTIRTH
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green28.5%
Any green or yellow75.3%
Whole row gray24.7%
Worst case answers left582

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