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WYNDS F
85.5%
of words eliminated

How WYNDS performs

Played first, WYNDS removes about 85.5% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.78 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, WYNDS left an average of 352 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 751 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeWYNDS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green14.4%
Any green or yellow68.2%
Whole row gray31.8%
Worst case answers left751

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