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VADAS F
85.4%
of words eliminated

How VADAS performs

Played first, VADAS removes about 85.4% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.72 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, VADAS left an average of 346 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 750 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeVADAS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green24.5%
Any green or yellow68.2%
Whole row gray31.8%
Worst case answers left750

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