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ZOCCO F
66.0%
of words eliminated

How ZOCCO performs

Played first, ZOCCO removes about 66.0% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 2.56 bits of information. Its first-turn information ranks #14,811 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, ZOCCO left an average of 794 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 20, 2026, when the answer was DIVER and 1321 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeZOCCO
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green22.1%
Any green or yellow44.0%
Whole row gray56.0%
Worst case answers left1321

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