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Operator Statistics

Subtraction dominates Nerdle's 17,723 modelled answers, and division is the rarest operator — which shapes both what you should open with and how to read a confirmed ÷.

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Operator Frequency#

Subtraction dominates, and division is the rarest operator — which makes a confirmed ÷ unusually informative. Each bar counts answers that contain the operator; an answer with two operators counts towards both:

Subtraction (−)
7,810 · 44.1%
Addition (+)
6,839 · 38.6%
Multiplication (×)
5,574 · 31.5%
Division (÷)
4,024 · 22.7%

This distribution is why the top-ranked openers are subtractions: a − tests the likeliest operator, so either colour of feedback moves the biggest possible slice of the pool.

Single vs Multi-Operator Equations#

51.4%
of equations use exactly one operator
48.6%
use two or more operators

With the pool split nearly 50/50, locating the equals sign early — which fixes how many operator slots the answer even has — is one of the fastest structural reads in the game. See where the equals sign goes. Single-operator addition and subtraction mirror each other exactly (3,330 each) because every a+b=c can be read as c−b=a — one of Nerdle's hidden rules in action.

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