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TWYER C
93.4%
of words eliminated

How TWYER performs

Played first, TWYER removes about 93.4% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.69 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, TWYER left an average of 158 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 354 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeTWYER
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green24.2%
Any green or yellow85.0%
Whole row gray15.0%
Worst case answers left354

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