To keep one amused

[roche]

Wordle 1,140 5/6

Wordle 1,140 6/6







Nearly ran out of options

A slippery slope...

 

[cwinte]

Wordle 1,140 3/6* old
107, max 5
5, max 4
big luck in a sea of green

Wordle 1,140 5/6* new
97, max 6
18, max 6
7, max 6
2, max 6
50/50 - nearest I've been to 6 for a long time

Wordle 1,140 4/6* Jul24
138, max 6
5, max 5
1..

The newest starter was better, today.

 

[roche]

Wordle 1,140 3/6* old
107, max 5
5, max 4
big luck in a sea of green

Wordle 1,140 5/6* new
97, max 6
18, max 6
7, max 6
2, max 6
50/50 - nearest I've been to 6 for a long time

Wordle 1,140 4/6* Jul24
138, max 6
5, max 5
1..

The newest starter was better, today.

To evaluate the efficacy of each algorithm, should the starter be the same for each?

 

[cwinte]

To evaluate the efficacy of each algorithm, should the starter be the same for each?

I'm using same algorithm with different starters, to see if how the algorithm works in practice since I do not want to do a big recursive run to check all complete outcomes in a massive run taking lots of compute. This is a simple low impact piece of code that costs mw-seconds of compute and for me the fun is how to achieve code that seems to account for the possibilities without trying them all. Big Blue did chess partly (mostly?) by brute force, I'm trying a almost-zero force to see how well I understand the game play and then embed that in code. And then enjoy playing day by day.
Some claim to have examined all outcomes (based on their fixed assumptions) but they use words like fowth and words that their code knows are not answers which I regard as a foul. They actually use the exact Wordle rules of "hard mode", which allows you to continue to play letters that are not in the solution, again I think that is a small cheat as it gives you more words to choose and slightly better odds...

Each starter was actually the best starter for all possible words at the then current stage of development of my ideas and code. I'm hoping I'm learning and the code (and thus the starter) is getting better, time might tell.
Hmm, so in a way I'm partly using different algorithms, the starters were the result of various algorithms but I play them with my latest code now.

 

[The Poot]

Wordle 1,140 4/6

 

[victor meldrew]

Wordle 1,141 2/6

 

[The Poot]

Wordle 1,141 3/6

 

[SixFooter]

Wordle 1,141 3/6

 

[roche]

Wordle 1,141 3/6

 

[cwinte]

Before I start I'm betting I won't get more than one 3, let's see...

Wordle 1,141 3/6* old
44, max 4
1....
filled my quota already...
(I always enjoyed estimation whist.)

Wordle 1,141 4/6* medium age
97, max 5
9, max 5
2, max 5
50/50 (mmm, maybe my estimate will pan out)

Wordle 1,141 4/6* July24
38, max 5 (I guessed more, maybe 90 possibles)
5, max 4
1...

Won my little self-bet though.

Average is reported as 3.4 - well beaten again gents!

 

[victor meldrew]

Wordle 1,142 X/6

 

[SixFooter]

Wordle 1,142 5/6

 

[The Poot]

Wordle 1,142 4/6

 

[roche]

Wordle 1,142 5/6

Wordle 1,142 X/6

I could see myself falling down that same rabbit hole...

 

[cwinte]

OK, kets see if the code can avoid the trap... a good test maybe today
Wordle 1,142 4/6* old
236, max 5
7, max 4
1...


Wordle 1,142 4/6* medium
only 3, but max 4
2, max 4
1..
last possible (of a small group which it saw as a lesser evil, I guess)

Wordle 1,142 3/6* Jul24
8, max 5
1...

Average reported as 4.5 "very taxing", today.

 

[victor meldrew]

Wordle 1,143 3/6

 

[SixFooter]

Wordle 1,143 4/6

 

[The Poot]

Wordle 1,143 3/6

 

[roche]

Wordle 1,143 4/6

 

[cwinte]

Wordle 1,143 4/6* old
40, max 5
4, max 4
1...


Wordle 1,143 4/6* medium
247, max 6
12, max 5
1...


Wordle 1,143 4/6* Jul24
427, max 6
31, max 5
3, max 5
luck (but a green flash)
Average reported as 4.0, "very taxing".