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WILLS F
85.4%
of words eliminated

How WILLS performs

Played first, WILLS removes about 85.4% 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, WILLS left an average of 351 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 756 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeWILLS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green22.3%
Any green or yellow68.0%
Whole row gray32.0%
Worst case answers left756

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