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WADAS F
85.9%
of words eliminated

How WADAS performs

Played first, WADAS removes about 85.9% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.81 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, WADAS left an average of 335 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 739 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeWADAS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green26.0%
Any green or yellow68.7%
Whole row gray31.3%
Worst case answers left739

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