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ZOMBI F
82.0%
of words eliminated

How ZOMBI performs

Played first, ZOMBI removes about 82.0% of the possible-answer list on average and scores 3.33 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, ZOMBI left an average of 419 possible answers standing after the first guess. Its largest group in that replay came on July 19, 2026, when the answer was CHURN and 822 candidates survived.

First-guess odds

OutcomeZOMBI
First-turn solve*0%
At least one green15.4%
Any green or yellow65.2%
Whole row gray34.8%
Worst case answers left822

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