Well done.gmax137 said:Wordle 824 3/6
CRUMB, because I was looking at R. Crumb comics earlier. BRUNT because this would expose both N and T BRUSH because neither N nor T are correct.My method is almost completely mechanized via a spreadsheet and has been evolving continuously since I started playing. I currently have 15 seed words that I rotate through. My list of seed words changes every couple of months when I either get bored with them or develop some new peculiar way to rank the words. I'm guessing my method is approaching that of Wordle Bot, though Wordle Bot is stuck on the "SLATE" seed word at the start of each game, which gives it a bit of an advantage, IMHO.gmax137 said:
Wordle 827 5/6*fresh_42 said:I hate it when they do this:
Wordle 827 5/6
I feel your pain.I also use a spreadsheet with a list of about 2400 five-letter candidates. Unlike @OmCheeto, I always use the same seed word as the bot which is "SLATE". I have made a list of second words contingent upon the response to "SLATE". In this particular case, "T" was the only letter in the target word but in the wrong place. When that happens, my contingency second word is "THORN". I chose it because it maximizes the number of expected hits in the sense that there are only 3 words on the list that (a) have a T but not in position 4 and (b) have no common letters with THORN. These are DIGIT, TIMID and TWIXT. In today's word I got enough hits to eliminate all but one candidate and actually beat the bot.gmax137 said:
I alternate between startwords. Using a spreadsheet seems to me to be a little overkill for what is basically a passtime activity. My favorite right now is SAINT or STAIN. But I use AUDIO, AUREI; heck sometimes even SQUAD and PHONY.I'm sure you get better results though. But again... passtime activity....kuruman said:Wordle 827 3/6
I also use a spreadsheet with a list of about 2400 five-letter candidates. Unlike @OmCheeto, I always use the same seed word as the bot which is "SLATE". I have made a list of second words contingent upon the response to "SLATE". In this particular case, "T" was the only letter in the target word but in the wrong place. When that happens, my contingency second word is "THORN". I chose it because it maximizes the number of expected hits in the sense that there are only 3 words on the list that (a) have a T but not in position 4 and (b) have no common letters with THORN. These are DIGIT, TIMID and TWIXT. In today's word I got enough hits to eliminate all but one candidate and actually beat the bot.
I removed a screenshot which I will reinstate after the statute of limitations for this puzzle has expired. I hope I didn't give too much away.
Did this kill your #827 pain? lolfresh_42 said:Wordle 828 2/6
Yes, a bit.gmax137 said:
Sure it's a pastime activity but to first order for me. Optimizing the process using the tools at my disposal is also pastime for me but to second order.sbrothy said:
Im sure I dont want to play chess against you! :Pkuruman said:
Not to worry. I haven't played chess since I was a teenager. I never enjoyed being pressed to think while some clock is ticking.sbrothy said:
