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TONEY B
95.2%
of words eliminated

How TONEY performs

Played first, TONEY removes about 95.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 5.20 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #1,216 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, TONEY left an average of 114 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 289 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeTONEY
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green43.3%
Any green or yellow89.1%
Whole row gray10.9%
Worst case answers left289

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