diff --git a/src/solve/naive/mod.rs b/src/solve/naive/mod.rs
index ea34d20..e824dde 100644
--- a/src/solve/naive/mod.rs
+++ b/src/solve/naive/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-use libpt::log::{debug, info, trace};
+use libpt::log::{debug, error, info, trace};
 
 use crate::error::{SolverError, WResult};
 use crate::game::evaluation::{Evaluation, EvaluationUnit};
@@ -75,20 +75,29 @@ impl<'wl, WL: WordList> Solver<'wl, WL> for NaiveSolver<'wl, WL> {
         // get all words that have the correct chars on the same positions
         let mut matches: Vec<WordData> = game.wordlist().get_words_matching(&pattern)?;
         if matches.is_empty() {
+            error!("no matches even when just considering the known good chars");
             return Err(SolverError::NoMatches(game.solution().cloned()).into());
+        } else {
+            trace!("found {} basic matches", matches.len())
         }
         matches = matches
             .iter()
             // only words that have not been guessed yet
             .filter(|p| !game.made_guesses().contains(&&p.0))
             .filter(|solution_candidate| {
+                if !game.responses().is_empty()
+                    && !state.has_all_known_contained(&solution_candidate.0)
+                {
+                    trace!("known cont:{:#?}", state.get_all_known_contained());
+                    return false;
+                }
                 for (idx, c) in solution_candidate.0.char_indices() {
                     let cinfo = state
                         .char_map_mut()
                         .entry(c)
                         .or_insert(CharInfo::new(game.length()));
-                    if !cinfo.part_of_solution() || cinfo.has_been_tried(idx)
-                    // || !cinfo.occurences_of_char_possible(&solution_candidate.0, c)
+                    if !cinfo.occurences_of_char_possible(&solution_candidate.0, c)
+                        || cinfo.has_been_tried(idx)
                     {
                         return false;
                     }
diff --git a/src/solve/naive/states.rs b/src/solve/naive/states.rs
index 76dac46..486d7e7 100644
--- a/src/solve/naive/states.rs
+++ b/src/solve/naive/states.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::ops::{Range, RangeBounds};
 
 use crate::error::WResult;
+use crate::wlist::word::Word;
 
 pub(crate) type CharMap = HashMap<char, CharInfo>;
 
@@ -32,6 +33,22 @@ impl SolverState {
     pub fn char_map_mut(&mut self) -> &mut CharMap {
         &mut self.char_map
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn get_all_known_contained(&self) -> Vec<(&char, &CharInfo)> {
+        self.char_map
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|(key, value)| value.part_of_solution())
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn has_all_known_contained(&self, guess: &Word) -> bool {
+        for needed_char in self.get_all_known_contained() {
+            if !guess.contains(*needed_char.0) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        true
+    }
 }
 
 impl CharInfo {
@@ -62,7 +79,7 @@ impl CharInfo {
 
     #[must_use]
     pub fn part_of_solution(&self) -> bool {
-        self.occurences_amount.end > 0
+        self.occurences_amount.start > 0 && self.occurences_amount.end > 0
     }
 
     pub fn min_occurences(&mut self, min: usize) {