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Re: Binary Wordle

#11

Post by jesse__ » Wed, Jun 04, 2025, 4:37 AM UTC

patrakov wrote: post #2

Step 1: Guess 00000. Step 2: Replace all grey cells with 1s.

I think it's actually possible to win on the second guess with any initial input. Or at least I did it a handful of times..

Re: Binary Wordle

#12

Post by neuroelectron » Wed, Jun 04, 2025, 4:41 AM UTC

I see what you did there

Re: Binary Wordle

#13

Post by topato » Wed, Jun 04, 2025, 4:57 AM UTC

bbassett wrote: post #8

petra303 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yea, you don’t need more than two chances.

and now we know how raid parity works

This is some how the most concise description of parity ever

Re: Binary Wordle

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Post by odo1242 » Wed, Jun 04, 2025, 5:01 AM UTC

I somehow got lucky and guessed the answer in just one try lol

Re: Binary Wordle

#15

Post by dhsysusbsjsi » Wed, Jun 04, 2025, 5:01 AM UTC

I guessed 00000 and won first go!

Re: Binary Wordle

#16

Post by vikingerik » Wed, Jun 04, 2025, 5:02 AM UTC

jesse__ wrote: post #11

patrakov wrote: post #2

Step 1: Guess 00000. Step 2: Replace all grey cells with 1s.

I think it's actually possible to win on the second guess with any initial input. Or at least I did it a handful of times..

This should be correct. For any cell that isn't green after your first guess, there's only one other possibility for its value.

Re: Binary Wordle

#17

Post by kylec » Wed, Jun 04, 2025, 5:02 AM UTC

Got it in one on my second game! Felt pretty good till I realized that's like 1/32 chance.

Re: Binary Wordle

#18

Post by kcaseg » Wed, Jun 04, 2025, 5:13 AM UTC

Bit masking : the game

Re: Binary Wordle

#19

Post by mulmen » Wed, Jun 04, 2025, 5:14 AM UTC

Got it in 10.

Re: Binary Wordle

#20

Post by paxys » Wed, Jun 04, 2025, 5:25 AM UTC

patrakov wrote: post #2

Step 1: Guess 00000. Step 2: Replace all grey cells with 1s.

Step 1: Guess anything

Step 2: Flip all the non green cells.