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Nerdle = Like Wordle but with Equations

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Re: Nerdle = Like Wordle but with Equations

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EDIT: game's over. It's already been done: https://rwmpelstilzchen.gitlab.io/wordles/ Is anyone keeping track? So now we have: *wordlists*: - [wordle]( https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/ ): wordlist picked by creators partner - [byrdle]( https://rbrignall.github.io/byrdle/ ): wordlist has to do with choral music - [lewdle]( https://www.lewdlegame.com ): lewd words - [sweardle]( https://sweardle.com/ ): 4 letter…

Taylordle: https://www.taylordle.com/ -- words from Taylor Swift lyrics

Re: Nerdle = Like Wordle but with Equations

#52

This... doesn't work well. There are too many possible solutions given the clues, making it just luck. Consider: 2 + _ + 8 = 1 _ Now _ could be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0

The trick is to rule out as many digits as possible using guesses that you know are wrong. 9 + 4 + 7 = 20 for example is a more efficient guess than naively trying to guess each pair. And there are even better guesses if you just use digits.

Yeah, and as with Wordle, I think there is some strategy that can be employed in the first couple guesses to aggressively eliminate digits and operators. Currently I use 3 * 5 + 2 = 17 as my first guess in order to try all the prime digits, 1, and the "easier" operators. There are probably better options though...

Re: Nerdle = Like Wordle but with Equations

#54
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EDIT: game's over. It's already been done: https://rwmpelstilzchen.gitlab.io/wordles/ Is anyone keeping track? So now we have: *wordlists*: - [wordle]( https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/ ): wordlist picked by creators partner - [byrdle]( https://rbrignall.github.io/byrdle/ ): wordlist has to do with choral music - [lewdle]( https://www.lewdlegame.com ): lewd words - [sweardle]( https://sweardle.com/ ): 4 letter…

Anyone done a flappy birdle yet?

Re: Nerdle = Like Wordle but with Equations

#55
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EDIT: game's over. It's already been done: https://rwmpelstilzchen.gitlab.io/wordles/ Is anyone keeping track? So now we have: *wordlists*: - [wordle]( https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/ ): wordlist picked by creators partner - [byrdle]( https://rbrignall.github.io/byrdle/ ): wordlist has to do with choral music - [lewdle]( https://www.lewdlegame.com ): lewd words - [sweardle]( https://sweardle.com/ ): 4 letter…

spanish: https://wordle.danielfrg.com/ 4 words in a square: https://squareword.org

Re: Nerdle = Like Wordle but with Equations

#56
post #10

EDIT: game's over. It's already been done: https://rwmpelstilzchen.gitlab.io/wordles/ Is anyone keeping track? So now we have: *wordlists*: - [wordle]( https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/ ): wordlist picked by creators partner - [byrdle]( https://rbrignall.github.io/byrdle/ ): wordlist has to do with choral music - [lewdle]( https://www.lewdlegame.com ): lewd words - [sweardle]( https://sweardle.com/ ): 4 letter…

There is a fair-sized (417 entries) list over here:

https://rwmpelstilzchen.gitlab.io/wordles/

Re: Nerdle = Like Wordle but with Equations

#57
post #10

EDIT: game's over. It's already been done: https://rwmpelstilzchen.gitlab.io/wordles/ Is anyone keeping track? So now we have: *wordlists*: - [wordle]( https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/ ): wordlist picked by creators partner - [byrdle]( https://rbrignall.github.io/byrdle/ ): wordlist has to do with choral music - [lewdle]( https://www.lewdlegame.com ): lewd words - [sweardle]( https://sweardle.com/ ): 4 letter…

There is a fair-sized (417 entries) list over here: https://rwmpelstilzchen.gitlab.io/wordles/

Ah thank you. I can get back to work now

Re: Nerdle = Like Wordle but with Equations

#58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What frustrated me was the guessing. By equation 3 I had everything narrowed down except the 1s place in the answer which was same as number in the equation. So, I spent the next 3 guesses trying the remaining digits, and eventually losing with 2 more digits left to try.

The trick is making guesses that you know are incorrect to rule out multiple digits at once.

What do you mean by incorrect? The equation has to be valid, according to the rules. At some point I ended up with 2 + + 8 = 1 where x = y because of math. I had 5 guesses left and 8 possibilities. That's just gambling without the money at that point.

Re: Nerdle = Like Wordle but with Equations

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

The trick is making guesses that you know are incorrect to rule out multiple digits at once.

What do you mean by incorrect? The equation has to be valid, according to the rules. At some point I ended up with 2 + + 8 = 1 where x = y because of math. I had 5 guesses left and 8 possibilities. That's just gambling without the money at that point.

I guess he means construct an entirely different equation without using 2, 8 and 1 (you had same issue as me BTW).

I don't really enjoy that at all personally, but it is a thing one could do.

I don't guess impossible words in Wordle either :)

Re: Nerdle = Like Wordle but with Equations

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

The trick is making guesses that you know are incorrect to rule out multiple digits at once.

What do you mean by incorrect? The equation has to be valid, according to the rules. At some point I ended up with 2 + + 8 = 1 where x = y because of math. I had 5 guesses left and 8 possibilities. That's just gambling without the money at that point.

you can make guesses that you know won't be the correct answer but eliminate the other choices (i.e. don't include 2, 8, or 1 in your guesses)
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