Opener Lab

Compare WINNS

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WINNS F
83.3%
of words eliminated

How WINNS performs

Played first, WINNS removes about 83.3% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.67 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, WINNS left an average of 404 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 846 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeWINNS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green24.6%
Any green or yellow64.1%
Whole row gray35.9%
Worst case answers left846

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