Wordle Solver
An entropy-based algorithm that solves any Wordle in 3.8 guesses on average
Try it yourself
Enter any 5-letter word and see the algorithm solve it step by step.
How it works
The solver pre-computes every possible 5-letter Wordle answer (~5,700 words) and picks guesses that maximize information gain — each guess is chosen to eliminate the most remaining possibilities, regardless of whether the guess itself could be the answer.
It always opens with "arose", the highest-entropy first guess in the dataset. From there it narrows the candidate pool until only one word remains. The algorithm was benchmarked against every word in the dictionary — it wins 87% within 6 guesses, averaging 3.8 per game.