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UNGAG F
84.7%
of words eliminated

How UNGAG performs

Played first, UNGAG removes about 84.7% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.59 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, UNGAG left an average of 358 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 695 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeUNGAG
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green15.2%
Any green or yellow70.5%
Whole row gray29.5%
Worst case answers left695

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