• usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca
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      2 months 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

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    2 months 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.