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WASPS F
84.1%
of words eliminated

How WASPS performs

Played first, WASPS removes about 84.1% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.61 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, WASPS left an average of 382 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 787 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeWASPS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green21.9%
Any green or yellow66.6%
Whole row gray33.4%
Worst case answers left787

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