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VODKA F
86.5%
of words eliminated

How VODKA performs

Played first, VODKA removes about 86.5% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.83 bits of information. Roughly 21% of the time at least one letter lands in the right spot.

Tried against 1,859 past Wordle answers, VODKA left an average of 314 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 621 candidates survived. It has been the daily answer once.

First-guess odds

OutcomeVODKA
First-turn solve*0.04%
At least one green20.7%
Any green or yellow73.7%
Whole row gray26.3%
Worst case answers left621

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