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TURKS C
91.2%
of words eliminated

How TURKS performs

Played first, TURKS removes about 91.2% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.51 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, TURKS left an average of 208 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 515 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeTURKS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green22.8%
Any green or yellow78.2%
Whole row gray21.8%
Worst case answers left515

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