Semantle: Can you think like a computer?

I solved Semantle #66 in 32 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 13.89. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #19. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 26.06 (528/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

My usual tactic of picking words from the spines of my books struck gold for a change today.

I solved Semantle #66 in 231 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 18.10. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #8. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 78.68 (999/1000).

back to my usual level of performance after a couple of freakishly low scores

I solved Semantle #66 in 69 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 3.94. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #10. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 1.17. https://semantle.novalis.org/

I was pretty much nowhere until guess 55, sprint, then zeroed in from there.

I solved Semantle #66 in 18 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 3.56. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #10. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 78.68 (999/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

#66 in 21 guesses. There are some categories that I always try: medical/body, science, sports, music, law, government and that paid off today.

26. A nice one today. I too always have sport as one of my early guesses so it was just a bit of tootling round the concept to get there.

I've been feeling as though I should maybe change when I play as I have resorted to thesaurus cheating a couple of times lately, when my brain just hasn't been awake enough to dredge up certain words. But maybe I should just resist the temptation instead. Grr.

I solved Semantle #66 in 34 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 18.03. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #18. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 78.68 (999/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

well that sucked

I solved Semantle #67 in 225 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 0.54. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #14. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 20.45. https://semantle.novalis.org/

Cracked it in 79. My route in: continual - constant - eternal and many similar words - brief diversion into god, divine etc. - infinite - FOUND!

I solved Semantle #67 in 240 guesses. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #40 -- infinite!

102, thought it was gonna be worse tbh considering my first green only came in at guess #79 with implicit.

84 out of nowhere - first green at guess 32 with god, then nothing till 81: certain, 82: sure (cold), 83: certainty

Your daily favourites from the top 1000: bollox, wost, addlepated, skerrick, yawping, baldest, shittiest

I solved Semantle #67 in 364 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 3.67. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #87. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 15.79. https://semantle.novalis.org/

Kept plodding on but took an age to get my second in top 1000.

I solved Semantle #67 in 48 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.75. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #16. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 45.03 (994/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

I solved Semantle #67 in 173 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 31.98 (782/1000).My penultimate guess had a similarity of 16.43. https://semantle.novalis.org/

I haven't gotten this flummoxed in a long time. My first guess was 782 and my 7th guess was 946. I thought it was going to be easy!

I solved Semantle #67 in 284 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 11.29. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #68. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 30.45 (662/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

Now, 284 might not be a great score, but I did spend over one hundred guesses of it having a grand old time typing in swear words, many of which were in actual fact in the green. A good game in my book.

I solved Semantle #68 in 120 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 15.44. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #5. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 67.45 (999/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

Very tired today and just smashed random words into the box until I got close. Judging by this result, the strategy is no better or worse than when I try to be clever.

I solved Semantle #68 in 73 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 25.30 (291/1000).My penultimate guess had a similarity of 36.14 (920/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

it is an absolute curse to get in the green early

Gave up, despite many greens. But looking at the answer, I don't think I would have got it, I was too stuck on an angle that was giving me all those greens, but was ultimately all wrong. I had 'disappointment' which was 994/1000, and a whole string of similar words also in the green: dismay, chagrin, letdown, setback etc.

I solved Semantle #68 in 316 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 5.87. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #13. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 25.43 (306/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

Didn't break 900 until 301. gamble, chance and whiff were my first greens and lead absolutely nowhere useful

I solved Semantle #68 in 61 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 3.52. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #12. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 13.41.

Took a break after 60 guesses, and my first one after it found it :-)

I solved Semantle #68 in 129 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 12.95. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #4. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 43.39 (977/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

it is an absolute curse to get in the green early

^^this

Solved in 199 - up until about 150 I was derailed by a bunch of very abstract greens all leading nowhere - though, why, reason, however.

I solved Semantle #68 in 154 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 4.56. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #24. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 59.48 (996/1000).

I solved Semantle #68 in 70 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 8.40. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #15. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 33.69 (861/1000).
the answer was an appropriate one, as I didn't expect to get it when I did and thought I'd have to soldier on for a while with a bunch of upbeat, positive words.

Oof, took me 264. I got caught up in multiple green strands that didn't really help me and also found it tough to narrow down the part of speech the word was in, so I had a lot of variations of the same word all in green. I will admit that when I got it I did kick myself for not thinking of it before, though.

I solved Semantle #68 in 249 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 19.86. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #59. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 3.06. https://semantle.novalis.org/

Last two days have been my worst showing in weeks. Gotta get out of synonymtown.

I solved Semantle #69 in 67 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 10.16. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #7. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 15.32. https://semantle.novalis.org/

I solved Semantle #69 in 28 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 5.83. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #13. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 40.53 (980/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

:) Had money as an early guess, put me on the right path quickly

Got it in 107 guesses. Got 'bank' halfway through - should have been straightforward from there but it took me another 50 guesses :(

I solved Semantle #69 in 69 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 10.71. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #19. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 70.08 (999/1000).

I had money as an early guess as well, but it still took me another 40-odd guesses to get there.

I solved Semantle #69 in 50 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 2.08. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #25. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 16.37. https://semantle.novalis.org/

I solved Semantle #69 in 44 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.63. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #4. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 21.48. https://semantle.novalis.org/

155, another one where it took me ages to get enough greens. my first was trust at 19, but i didn't think of it in the financial sense till guess 80, and it still took me ages to get there.

I solved Semantle #69 in 57 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 1.15. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #34. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 15.17. https://semantle.novalis.org/

This was starting to feel like it was going to be a long slog like the last two, when I got it sort of out of nowhere. 980 was my closest guess.

I solved Semantle #69 in 225 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of -0.36. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #58. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 70.08 (999/1000).

Typically high Semantle slog :-(

#69 in 76. Fun one.

I solved Semantle #70 in 178 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 5.17. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #73. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 18.83. https://semantle.novalis.org/

I solved Semantle #70 in 103 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.08. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #40. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 9.71. https://semantle.novalis.org/

50 guesses and no greens yet.

Past 100 guesses and no greens yet - that's some kind of achievement I suppose.

Finally into the green with 'you' and 'your', which is not really helpful.

141, but wouldn't have gotten it without my husband's help. highest green was "knob", which indeed was how i felt like for most of this game.

some doozies in the top 1000 today: faff, thingamajig, doohickey, crotch, clit, pathname, stereoscopy, potentiometer.

Gave up after 200 guesses and only two middling greens. The worst I've ever done! I had clothes and dress, but they were both cold, surprisingly.

I solved Semantle #70 in 145 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 2.21. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #86. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 16.14.
so many guesses without a single green! My 1st green was "headphones", having had words like "ear" and "hood" which were just outside the green zone. Spent some frustrating time guessing music and sound recording terms that were some way outside the green zone.

Well I half fluked it in 79. I normally don't let the early non green guesses guide me but after having no luck stabbing in the dark I gave it a go and it sort of worked. Highest non greens were choose, select, and option so I started thinking about web forms and got it in 3!

I solved Semantle #70 in 45 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 1.41. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #12. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 11.23.

this one was kinda fun