Opener Lab
Compare VIRUS
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How VIRUS performs
Played first, VIRUS removes about 91.4% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 4.35 bits of information. Roughly 20% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.
Tried against 1,859 past Wordle answers, VIRUS left an average of 208 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 483 candidates survived.
First-guess odds
| Outcome | VIRUS |
|---|---|
| First-turn solve* | 0.04% |
| At least one green | 20.2% |
| Any green or yellow | 79.5% |
| Whole row gray | 20.5% |
| Worst case answers left | 483 |
*Treating every word in the possible-answer list as equally likely.