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ZAMAN F
81.3%
of words eliminated

How ZAMAN performs

Played first, ZAMAN removes about 81.3% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.41 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, ZAMAN left an average of 435 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 21, 2026, when the answer was SHILL and 906 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeZAMAN
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green25.3%
Any green or yellow61.6%
Whole row gray38.4%
Worst case answers left906

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