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TWANK C
89.7%
of words eliminated

How TWANK performs

Played first, TWANK removes about 89.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.30 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, TWANK left an average of 236 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 589 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeTWANK
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green28.2%
Any green or yellow75.0%
Whole row gray25.0%
Worst case answers left589

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