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TURRS C
90.1%
of words eliminated

How TURRS performs

Played first, TURRS removes about 90.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.37 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, TURRS left an average of 234 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 580 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeTURRS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green26.5%
Any green or yellow75.4%
Whole row gray24.6%
Worst case answers left580

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