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TRONK B
93.1%
of words eliminated

How TRONK performs

Played first, TRONK removes about 93.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.84 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, TRONK left an average of 159 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 444 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeTRONK
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green31.4%
Any green or yellow81.2%
Whole row gray18.8%
Worst case answers left444

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