Semantle: Can you think like a computer?

i used one last night but that was the first time and I also had a friend venting to me in a crisis so I couldn't focus like normal

it did cause me to waste guesses I woldn't have otherwise wasted as well

I think my definition of cheating would be using a thesaurus that was constructed using the same word algorithm semantle uses. But a human constructed thesaurus is a potentially useful tool if you use it well, but not a cheat.

I agree tbh. I mostly find it easier to just go from my own brain. it actually caused me to blow 30 guesses yesterday lol, and the thesaurus didn't pick u pthe right word.

Ah you can now see the top words after winning! The top ten is pretty bonkers imo and I'm not sure it would have helped me, even with a thesaurus.

good choice for baiting the hook for new players and for teaching people how to THINK LIKE A COMPUTER

hey dave you should post pictures of your pottery in here as it is fucking amazing

Pottery! Yes! (Though maybe take it over to the 'forks throws pottery' thread so as not to go too far off-topic here?)

oh yeah, i forgot dave is not an ilxor exactly:
forks throws pottery (and maybe you do too?) - An ILX Ceramics Thread
Many of the pieces in there are joint things with Dave! It's an embarrassing showcase, especially when i scroll up.

TOday's took 131 but I did it quickly. First green word was therefore - no real idea why. Got kind and grade and type quite early

holy fucking shit - I did it in 35!

I solved Semantle #23 in 35 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 22.96. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #6. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 7.64. https://semantle.novalis.org/

I got very lucky with try quite early

In a sea of 900s, still can't get it

This is so frustrating - I have 991, 992 and 995 and I still can't get it

same... i got 995 on my 25th guess, but can't close in more than 100 guesses later

my god, this was brutal

I solved Semantle #23 in 166 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 0.66. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #110. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 7.21. https://semantle.novalis.org/

110 guesses to even crack the top 1000. I was completely off base until then. and even after that I was off base again.

Hit 337/1000 after 50 guesses, gave up after 70.

i "solved" #22 in 7 guesses... just got lucky with a random guess

i was solidly hitting in the top 1000 early every one up until this, I started to feel like an imposter a bit

Second time I've given up despite being in the 990s

finally got it in 194.

for the longest time, my highest words were provide, give and receive which made me think about gifting or trading terms like deliver, grant, and supply, and ten thousand similar synonyms. very misleading.

Exactly the same with me! But I didn't have the patience to go to 194!

yeah or the time! it can definitely chew up the minutes this game - anyway i got stuck in pretty much the same dead end as Roz - yesterday i had a similar experience where all my green words were kind of climbing movement-related, like 'elevate' and 'inspire' and 'promote' - then i got 'threshold' which was #997 i think, and my brain just locked up - i would never have got to 'level' in a million years

I am hopelessly stuck on this one; I'm at 995/1000 right now and I think I must be going in the wrong direction with my guesses but cannot figure out where else to go.

995 feels like it should unlock everything, but didn't for me!

in case you guys want a hint (and don't worry, it's not a spoiler word) - if you managed to get guess 994, that is a better indicator than 995

ah dammit sorry!! that was meant to be hidden - fuck you bbcode

64, got lucky today. After 60 cold guesses, I landed on something close quite by chance.

Semantle is punishing us for stealing English vocabulary from all and sundry

I solved Semantle #23 in 224 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 0.72. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #6. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 6.81. https://semantle.novalis.org/

Turn 6 was act at 209/1000, shortly followed by enact in the top 100. Which led to me trying a bunch of legal terms again.

Average similarity per guess might be an interesting stat to see afterward.

Oof, took me 185, and it was a bit of a stab-in-the-dark guess that I genuinely didn't expect to be correct (I was on the same track as Roz). I was thinking I'm getting worse at this game, but seems like aside from a couple of v low scores most people struggled with this one?

Yeah I'm struggling too, 158 guesses and can't get past 995 - and that was with help from my wife after being stuck on 992. I did enjoy last week when it seemed I was getting good at this.

lol how on earth did I manage to do it in 35 last night. Pure drunk luck obv!

I gave up - I think if you have a bunch of close guesses in the same area but have really exhausted all available synonyms etc there's no choice but to start from scratch. Or just give up.

It's not just about synonyms though is it, otherwise it would be piss easy with a thesaurus once you'd hit green. Rather, it's about related concepts.

True, that definitely seems to be the way it goes - I'm still quite surprised though that e.g. search is nowhere near today's.

this is precisely why using a thesaurus can sometimes be useful, and at other times a total hindrance.

yesterday it got me to the finish line instantly, because the terrible tv show that was on was blocking me from thinking of the one word I needed.

the other day it fucked me

Argh! I was so close at 175 guesses and word #996. Just didn’t get there in time.

I solved Semantle #24 in 43 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 3.88. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #25. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 27.37 (817/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

I solved Semantle #24 in 32 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 0.01. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #14. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 15.80. https://semantle.novalis.org/

YEAH MOTHERFUCKER

It's happening again... I've got 998 and 996 and I still can't get it

Finally, with 67 guesses. Having got 998 at guess 15. Searching for synonyms can really put you off your game, but I'm struggling to work out what's the right strategy.

Oh I gave up today. Not that the word was obscure or anything, but the synonyms for the answer scored low and didn't point the way.

I solved Semantle #24 in 24 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 24.16 (492/1000).My penultimate guess had a similarity of 6.45.

This will never happen again, but I will enjoy it after the pain of the last two days.

I think it's really difficult to think contextually in the way that's required here. You tend to look for synonyms/antonyms, but when you actually look at the the top 20 or so closest words, generally very few are direct synonyms/antonyms. In yesterday's one, I got give/receive/provide in the 990s and proceeded to try a million synonyms/antonyms. But the answer was seek, ie not a synonym/antonym of those others, but rather in a close contextual relationship with them, ie in seeking something, you want someone to give/provide you with something.

testing the spoiler tag

spoiler

okay did that right

stalled out at 808/1000, taking a break

38 visionary 27.20 808/1000
70 innovator 26.51 758/1000
80 inspiring 26.31 743/1000
71 innovative 25.89 713/1000
94 cutting edge 24.87 ????