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Re: Show HN: A mastermind-like version of Wordle

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Post by nsilvestri » Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 2:38 PM UTC

prvnsmpth wrote: post #13

chromaton wrote: post #12

It doesn't recognize SOARE or UNLIT, 2 of my favorite Wordle guesses.

Hmm, I took the words from `/usr/share/dict/words` on Ubuntu, maybe I need a more comprehensive dictionary.

Extract the valid guess and potential answer lists from Wordle itself.

Re: Show HN: A mastermind-like version of Wordle

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Post by tuukkah » Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 2:44 PM UTC

prvnsmpth wrote: post #13

chromaton wrote: post #12

It doesn't recognize SOARE or UNLIT, 2 of my favorite Wordle guesses.

Hmm, I took the words from `/usr/share/dict/words` on Ubuntu, maybe I need a more comprehensive dictionary.

See here: http://wordlist.aspell.net/12dicts-readme/#whichlist

Re: Show HN: A mastermind-like version of Wordle

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Post by marcofatica » Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 2:45 PM UTC

Can't backspace on Android chrome. To replace a letter I have to long press to highlight then hit my new letter

Re: Show HN: A mastermind-like version of Wordle

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Post by cuteboy19 » Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 2:47 PM UTC

Don't know why but it takes 2 backspace to erase a letter on Android Firefox.

Re: Show HN: A mastermind-like version of Wordle

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Post by gsoto » Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 2:48 PM UTC

ss48 wrote: post #14

prvnsmpth wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's right, I wasn't sure whether the answer should be revealed or not, so I left it out. Do you think the answer should be revealed, or should the player be given more tries?

How about two buttons, one to show answer and one to retry?

I would say something like "keep guessing" instead of "retry" but good suggestion.

Re: Show HN: A mastermind-like version of Wordle

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Post by vehemenz » Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 2:49 PM UTC

This is way more fun.

Wordle is cool, but short of purposely making bad guesses I'm not sure how anyone could lose at it.

Re: Show HN: A mastermind-like version of Wordle

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Post by lucasmullens » Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 2:58 PM UTC

vehemenz wrote: post #26

This is way more fun. Wordle is cool, but short of purposely making bad guesses I'm not sure how anyone could lose at it.

I think Wordle is in part about how fast you can solve it, not just if you can.

Re: Show HN: A mastermind-like version of Wordle

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Post by prvnsmpth » Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 3:02 PM UTC

marcofatica wrote: post #23

Can't backspace on Android chrome. To replace a letter I have to long press to highlight then hit my new letter

Oops, didn't try it on Android, thanks for pointing it out.

Re: Show HN: A mastermind-like version of Wordle

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Post by prvnsmpth » Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 3:05 PM UTC

vehemenz wrote: post #26

This is way more fun. Wordle is cool, but short of purposely making bad guesses I'm not sure how anyone could lose at it.

Yeah, this was partly inspired by how easy it is to solve Wordle, 4/6 is doable in most cases. That said, I think most people play Wordle with the objective of getting a 3/6.

Re: Show HN: A mastermind-like version of Wordle

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Post by altairprime » Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 3:05 PM UTC

One tech note: please consider disabling autocorrect in the letter input fields, as I was getting popups whenever I entered an i.