- There are two secret words.
- They share no letters in common.
- You get 8 tries to guess both words.
You start with a clue already given. It's the same for everyone. The daily puzzle is often themed, but not always, and the theme is often not obvious.
Letters in your guess are:
- 🟩 Green if green in either word (right letter, right spot).
- 🟨 Yellow if yellow in either word (right letter, wrong spot).
- ⬛ Grey if it does not appear in either word.
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probability of getting a given
Cluesfor aguess$$\text{count of words that match Clues for guess}\over\text{total word count}$$ -
Expected information of a
guess$$\sum_{\text{clues}} p(\text{clues}) \times (\text{information})$$ -
Information
$$-log_2(p)$$