Show HN: Simple Wordle solver in command line in Python

Show HN: Simple Wordle solver in command line in Python
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Also, you really need better names for your methods and variables, starting with this bit here: https://github.com/KevinXuxuxu/wordle_machine/blob/64a8534ad...

As you think about a better way to name those, you will realize it is possible to do this in a much less convoluted way.

Hmmm, I have been using this Perl script:

    #!/usr/bin/env perl

    use strict;
    use warnings;

    use feature 'say';

    my @words = grep # Add conditions below 
        !/^[A-Z]/,
        grep length == 5,
        map split, do { local $/;  };

    say for @words

    my @words = grep # Add conditions below
        !/^...e/  &&
         /e/      &&
        !/[ambr]/ &&
        !/^[A-Z]/,
        grep length == 5,
        map split, do { local $/;  };

There’s only ~12k-13k five letter English words in the dictionary. Check /usr/share/dict/words file (if you use Windows, go find a dictionary file elsewhere).

The first word should be a word that roughly eliminates half the words, regardless of getting any letters right or wrong.

Count the letters in each position and calculate & rank the words that closely eliminates 1/2 the whole list. Use that as a filter and binary search until there’s only 1 word left.

Wordle is the same game as mastermind and hangman and wheel of fortune.

I’d argue Aeros is not the optimal first word in order to filter and binary search the list of five letter words. Homework to be left to the wordler.