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ZIKRS F
87.5%
of words eliminated

How ZIKRS performs

Played first, ZIKRS removes about 87.5% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.74 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #12,928 out of 14,855 Wordle guesses tested. It is not on the possible-answer list, but it can still be useful because of the feedback groups it creates.

Tried against 1,858 past Wordle answers, ZIKRS left an average of 300 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 18, 2026, when the answer was BOOTH and 613 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeZIKRS
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green17.2%
Any green or yellow74.0%
Whole row gray26.0%
Worst case answers left613

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