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TWINK C
86.7%
of words eliminated

How TWINK performs

Played first, TWINK removes about 86.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.09 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, TWINK left an average of 313 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 17, 2026, when the answer was LEGAL and 747 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeTWINK
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green25.9%
Any green or yellow68.3%
Whole row gray31.7%
Worst case answers left747

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