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[jack action]

Funny first guess but I guess there's a reason behind everything you do. :)

The program "randomly" selects a word from the list of possible answers. This way, I try to get it in one guess. I say "randomly" because I ask the program to give me a word until it pleases my human eyes: a word most likely to be chosen by a human, with 5 different letters and, hopefully, all popular letters (vowels + RTSCLN).

 

[sbrothy]

The program "randomly" selects a word from the list of possible answers. This way, I try to get it in one guess. I say "randomly" because I ask the program to give me a word until it pleases my human eyes: a word most likely to be chosen by a human, with 5 different letters and, hopefully, all popular letters (vowels + RTSCLN).

One guess is pretty ambitious, but as we're exhausting the available words I'll wager you'll probably succeed!

EDIT: Heh, "pleases your human eyes". As if you've got a pair of cybernetic ones in your neck!


EDIT2: Wait, you're not a robot are you?! I'm sorry I said anything!

 

[OmCheeto]

Wordle 1,190 3/6





A bit of luck there as I had 4 words to choose from on my third guess.
Wordle Bot told me after I played that one of those 4 words, SEMEN, had been removed from the list of valid solutions.

It mentioned about a month ago that WELCH had been removed from the list. Apparently it derives from the 'Welsh' people and is considered offensive.

 

[kuruman]

Wordle 1,190 3/6

 

[jack action]

Wordle 1,190 3/6

[DEITY] 50 left
[RENAL] filter + possible answer - 3 left: BEGUN SEMEN SEVEN
[SEVEN] filter + possible answer + most likely chosen by a human

 

[gmax137]

Wordle 1,190 4/6

 

[dwarde]

WHAT ???
Wordle 1,190 2/6

 

[Orodruin]

Wordle 1 191 3/6

 

[OmCheeto]

Wordle 1,191 3/6

 

[jack action]

Wordle 1,191 2/6

[CLASH] 3 left - REACH ROACH TEACH
[TEACH] filter and possible answer most likely to be chosen by a human

 

[kuruman]

Wordle 1,191 2/6

 

[dwarde]

expletive??
Wordle 1,191 5/6

 

[OmCheeto]

expletive??
Wordle 1,191 5/6

You've ruined my "It's so bizarre being in last place with 3 guesses." comment.

 

[sbrothy]

Wordle 1,191 4/6*






For some reason I just want it to be more complicated than it really is. Dunno why. This was a new dumb low though.

Spoiler

 

[sbrothy]

Wordle 1,191 2/6

[CLASH] 3 left - REACH ROACH TEACH
[TEACH] filter and possible answer most likely to be chosen by a human

You're getting there!

 

[gmax137]

late in the day here
Wordle 1,191 5/6

 

[Orodruin]

Wordle 1 192 3/6

 

[OmCheeto]

Wordle 1,192 3/6

 

[kuruman]

Wordle 1,192 3/6

 

[sbrothy]

For once it went smoothly:

Wordle 1,192 3/6*

Spoiler

 

[dwarde]

Wordle 1,192 3/6

 

[sbrothy]

Seems we all performed pretty good here. I'm guessing there're not many words left by now...?

 

[jack action]

Wordle 1,192 3/6

[CLASH] 25 left
[SANER] filter & possible answer - 3 left: SEPIA STEAK STEAM
[STEAM] Gut feeling said it was either STEAK or STEAM. I figured the puzzle was made by someone living in a metropolis, thus probably a vegan, so "steamed" vegetables it is!

 

[sbrothy]

Wordle 1,192 3/6

[CLASH] 25 left
[SANER] filter & possible answer - 3 left: SEPIA STEAK STEAM
[STEAM] Gut feeling said it was either STEAK or STEAM. I figured the puzzle was made by someone living in a metropolis, thus probably a vegan, so "steamed" vegetables it is!

I'm not gonna insinuate you "figure" a lot.... well, in fact yes... Yes I am. Well played though. :)

 

[jack action]

I'm not gonna insinuate you "figure" a lot.... well, in fact yes... Yes I am. Well played though. :)

This is the same problem as selecting a good password. If the selection process is done by a human being, then another human being is capable of the same thought process, thus finding it [rather] easily. No matter how smart and unique you think you are, somebody else will think like you just as well.

The only good password is one randomly selected by a machine. Even someone running a program creating a random password more than once - until they find one "that looks good" - is too much human intervention.

This puzzle is obviously selected with human intervention somehow, so "figuring out" is most likely a good strategy.

 

[sbrothy]

This is the same problem as selecting a good password. If the selection process is done by a human being, then another human being is capable of the same thought process, thus finding it [rather] easily. No matter how smart and unique you think you are, somebody else will think like you just as well.

The only good password is one randomly selected by a machine. Even someone running a program creating a random password more than once - until they find one "that looks good" - is too much human intervention.

This puzzle is obviously selected with human intervention somehow, so "figuring out" is most likely a good strategy.

I know what you mean. I'm reminded about that joke/quiz/trick where you're asked a bunch of questions and ends up selecting a red hammer.

Also, XKCD Password Strength.

 

[Orodruin]

If the selection process is done by a human being

What makes you think it is though?

This puzzle is obviously selected with human intervention somehow, so "figuring out" is most likely a good strategy.

Apart from selecting a number of words to allow, I don’t think this is obvious. Among the list of allowed words (which we know), the process could be randomized by machine for all we know. Unless, of course, you have some actual indication that it isn’t.

Edit: In fact, if you want to play that card you should start picking less human-likely words if you are not disregarding words that are already used. As we are past the half-time mark, by your argument the set of words left should be the least likely to be human picked.

Of course, if the words are drawn randomly from the list, then it doesn’t matter which you pick and you might as well pick the more ”human friendly” (or ”unfriendly” if not accounting for used words) on the off-chance that they are human picked.

 

[jack action]

What makes you think it is though?

Apart from selecting a number of words to allow, I don’t think this is obvious. Among the list of allowed words (which we know), the process could be randomized by machine for all we know. Unless, of course, you have some actual indication that it isn’t.

Now we can shift our work to editing the puzzle. Tracy Bennett, who joined The Times as an associate puzzle editor in 2020, will be the editor of Wordle.

 

[Orodruin]

That’s very inconclusive in my opinion. It is not clear what ”editing” means in this case. Just picking a word from a list isn’t really something anyone should get a full salary for.

 

[gmax137]

Wordle 1,192 2/6




I imagine you won't believe me, but the solution STEAM is one of my usual picks and I was going to use it as my first word today. At the last second I typed in STEER instead. Missed that hole in one!

EDIT:

Among the list of allowed words (which we know),

Well maybe you know the allowed words and maybe others do, but I don't. And I don't have a list of previous solutions, either.

 

[dwarde]

Google "custom wordle" and it will take you to a website where you can choose your own word, then it provides a link to send a blank field it to others. I thought it might be a way to loose some annoying facebook friends. <(@^@)> https://mywordle.strivemath.com/

 

[Orodruin]

Well maybe you know the allowed words and maybe others do, but I don't. And I don't have a list of previous solutions, either.

@jack action is obviously using the list, which is all that matters here.

 

[Orodruin]

Google "custom wordle" and it will take you to a website where you can choose your own word, then it provides a link to send a blank field it to others. I thought it might be a way to loose some annoying facebook friends. <(@^@)> https://mywordle.strivemath.com/

Fascinating
https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=iifqd

 

[OmCheeto]

Fascinating
https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=iifqd

Hey! That's cheating! Plurals are not allowed.





#mywordle

ps

Wordle 1,193 4/6

 

[jack action]

Wordle 1,193 4/6

[CLASH] 13 left, with 8 beginning with HA
[HAUNT] filter and possible answer - 2 left: HAVEN HANDY.
[HAVEN] Seemed just a little bit more likely to be picked by a human.
[HANDY]

The filter word suggested by my program as a 2nd guess was ENTRY - It would have left only HANDY. I should have trusted the program instead of trying to make it in 2.

 

[kuruman]

Wordle 1,193 4/6

 

[gmax137]

Wordle 1,193 5/6

 

[sbrothy]

Wordle 1,193 6/6*








Phew!

Spoiler

 

[sbrothy]

Wordle 1,193 4/6

[CLASH] 13 left, with 8 beginning with HA
[HAUNT] filter and possible answer - 2 left: HAVEN HANDY.
[HAVEN] Seemed just a little bit more likely to be picked by a human.
[HANDY]

The filter word suggested by my program as a 2nd guess was ENTRY - It would have left only HANDY. I should have trusted the program instead of trying to make it in 2.

Well, it seems your systematic approach pays off. If you would just trust it that is.

 

[sbrothy]

Fascinating
https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=iifqd

Hah. Fun find!.

Try this one:

Tricky one I think.

I dare you!

 

[sbrothy]

Fascinating
https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=iifqd

Wordle guessed in 5/6!
Can you do better?
Try this wordle: https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=iifqd






#mywordle

Of course I had the plural hint (which actually makes it a little weird that I just automatically started with my usual word!). Still. Should have known it was physics-related. Duh! :P

Spoiler

 

[dwarde]

Wordle 1,193 3/6

 

[kuruman]

Wordle guessed in 4/6!
Can you do better?
Try this wordle: https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=iifqd





#mywordle
Not bad considering there was no exclusion of used words.

 

[OmCheeto]

Hah. Fun find!.

Try this one:

Tricky one I think.

I dare you!

Wordle guessed in 3/6!
Can you do better?
Try this wordle: https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=asilp




#mywordle

Guessing now that we all know the game, this should be really easy:

https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=lcfsj

 

[dwarde]

Wordle guessed in 3/6!
Can you do better?
Try this wordle: https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=asilp




#mywordle

Guessing now that we all know the game, this should be really easy:

https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=lcfsj

LOL

 

[OmCheeto]

Wordle 1,194 4/6

 

[kuruman]

Wordle 1,194 3/6

 

[gmax137]

Wordle 1,194 2/6

 

[jack action]

Wordle 1,194 3/6

[CLASH] 13 left
[PINOT] filter - 2 left: BOTCH TORCH
[TORCH] Looked better, more positive

 

[dwarde]

Wordle 1,194 4/6