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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

The link blocks my fun by having cookie demands without any immediate Reject All option.

ALPHAGUESS.COM is the link I saw days ago that didn’t have that in the way

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

Got it in 14 guesses. The trick for this sort of game is to always aim for the middle of the possible range. Spoiler-free example:

  • Guess a word starting with M=13 (midrange between A=1 and Z=26).
  • If the unknown word is before that, guess one starting with F=6 (midrange between A=1 and M=13). If it's after that, guess one with S=19 (midrange between M=13 and Z=26). Etc.
  • Once you find the first letter, repeat the process for the second later. However take into account that not all strings are valid/common in English; e.g. you'll see plenty words starting in MA/ME/MI/MO/MU/MY, but words starting with MR or MT are damn rare.
[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago

17 @ 3:45! This was a neat one

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Thanks! This is much better than having to deal with the pop-ups for cookies etc in OPs link just to find the link for the actual game

[–] Crackhappy 4 points 1 day ago

Ok, that's actually pretty fun.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

🧩 Puzzle #437 🤔 18 guesses ⏱️ 6m 20s