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[dwarde]

Wordle 1,215 4/6

 

[sbrothy]

Wordle 1,215 4/6*

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[Orodruin]

Only 3.6% of global players solved it in 3 guesses, while 57% of PF players solved it in 3.

Even without being told this factoid, I would not think that PF members who solve Wordles are very representative of the average Wordle solver ...

 

[OmCheeto]

Even without being told this factoid, I would not think that PF members who solve Wordles are very representative of the average Wordle solver ...

True, but this was out of the ball park better.

The World vs PF:

Count of PF average minus World average

I'm not sure why HOUND gave us so much trouble. No double letters. No rare letters.

 

[Orodruin]

I'm not sure why HOUND gave us so much trouble. No double letters. No rare letters.

It is not necessarily that it causes PF people trouble as much as it might be easier for others. If our expected average is not that different for a particular word, variation in the PF sample (which is rather small) could easily affect our result to the worse.

 

[jack action]

Wordle 1,216 3/6

[CLASH] 3 left: HAZEL HALVE LATHE
[HAZEL] dang!
[HALVE]

I was torn between HAZEL and HALVE. I finally went with the more romantic beautiful hazel eyes.

 

[kuruman]

Wordle 1,216 3/6

 

[sbrothy]

Wordle 1,216 5/6*







Again, I'm not too proud. I mean HAYLE? I'm surprised it accepted it really.

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[OmCheeto]

Wordle 1,216 5/6

 

[gmax137]

Wordle 1,216 5/6







another weird word

 

[dwarde]

Wordle 1,216 5/6

 

[Orodruin]

Wordle 1 217 4/6

 

[jack action]

Wordle 1,217 4/6

[CLASH] 158 left
[INTER] filter - 3 left: STING STINK STINT
[STING] most probable
[STINT] 2nd most probable

I could have chosen a filter word on 3rd — like GECKO — for a guaranteed solution in 4 but decided to go for the kill, testing my theory of the most probable solution chosen by a human. In the end, I got the same result.

 

[kuruman]

Wordle 1,217 3/6

 

[gmax137]

Wordle 1,217 3/6



50/50 chance

 

[OmCheeto]

Wordle 1,217 4/6

 

[dwarde]

Wordle 1,217 3/6
Nice green pattern

 

[sbrothy]

Wordle 1,217 5/6*







Still ain't pretty but at least I didn't do any stupidly obtuse guesses. IMHO. Except maybe STING should gone before STICK..?

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[Orodruin]

In the end, I got the same result.

… which, I have to point out, is the actual prediction (on average) when assuming fully random. If you got a worse result on average, that would be evidence in favour of picking words not likely to be selected by an editor.

 

[jack action]

Wordle 1,218 4/6

[CLASH] 464 left - might have to try a new seed word, this one seems off lately
[IRONE] filter- 18 left
[RIVET] filter and possible answer - 4 left: FIBER FIXER PIPER WIDER
[FIBER] most probable - my program suggested FIXER as my next guess but I preferred this one.

 

[kuruman]

Wordle 1,218 3/6

 

[gmax137]

Wordle 1,218 4/6

 

[OmCheeto]

Wordle 1,218 4/6

 

[dwarde]

Wordle 1,218 6/6
Odd that it was the first word that came to mind after my seed word, but but the last one I played .

 

[kuruman]

Wordle 1,219 3/6

 

[jack action]

Wordle 1,219 3/6

[CHAIR] 26 left
[PYNES] filter - 1 left
[DICEY]

 

[OmCheeto]

Wordle 1,219 3/6

 

[dwarde]

Go figure, it's not in my old American Heritage dictionary.
Wordle 1,219 X/6

 

[Orodruin]

Wordle 1 220 3/6

 

[kuruman]

Wordle 1,220 4/6

 

[jack action]

Wordle 1,220 3/6

[COUNT] 55 left
[SWEAR] filter - 3 left: SNOOP SPOON SYNOD
[SPOON] most probable

 

[OmCheeto]

Wordle 1,220 2/6

6 left (first time I've ever used this word as seed)
best choice to filter from 6 left happened to be the solution

Go figure, it's not in my old American Heritage dictionary.
...

How old is your dictionary? Merriam-Webster claims the word was first used in 1950, while Etymology Online says "1940s, aviators' jargon".

 

[dwarde]

Wordle 1,220 4/6

 

[ChaseLess]

Wordle 1,221 3/6

 

[Orodruin]

Wordle 1,221 3/6