Semantle: Can you think like a computer?

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actually having looked at the wordlist, that’s not true. id identified an area - advertising - which covered the green words i’d uncovered - and in the end it was just luck.

Fizzles, Thursday, 3 March 2022 08:57 (two years ago) link

That feeling after getting a high green early on, of your number of guesses marching inexorably into the hundreds.

That feeling of sudden inspiration, 'yes this must be it!', typing it in, hitting 'guess' ... cold.

ledge, Thursday, 3 March 2022 09:31 (two years ago) link

absolutely. that moment of “ah! i know!”… 1.16

Fizzles, Thursday, 3 March 2022 09:46 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #33 in 108 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 18.86. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #25. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 25.32 (55/1000).

I use a thesaurus pretty much every day for this now. I do think of it as cheating, but the alternative - sheer frustration - is unattractive.

joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Thursday, 3 March 2022 10:00 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #33 in 207 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of -1.41. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #10. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 49.76 (992/1000).

feels like this should’ve been easier for me sigh

Roz, Thursday, 3 March 2022 10:47 (two years ago) link

Struggling with this one, got one in top 1000 on 6th guess. Got to 991 on guess 130, up to 203 but seem to be going nowhere.

Dan Worsley, Thursday, 3 March 2022 11:24 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #33 in 178 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 14.77. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #32. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 28.20 (595/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

Wasn't expecting that! Managed to get it by pure chance after being stuck on 'smart' (but not 'intelligent'), 'swift' (but not 'fast'), and then getting my highest green with the frankly unhelpful 'farsighted'.

ledge, Thursday, 3 March 2022 12:23 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #33 in 6 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 15.36. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #4. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 33.32 (886/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

I don't think I'm ever going to beat this. First guess in green was #981>#886>#1000. Completely random.

removing bookmarks never felt so good (PBKR), Thursday, 3 March 2022 12:33 (two years ago) link

nice!

Roz, Thursday, 3 March 2022 12:57 (two years ago) link

wow great job!

nxd, Thursday, 3 March 2022 13:10 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #33 in 231 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 6.70. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #6. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 19.93. https://semantle.novalis.org/

What a slog that was.

Dan Worsley, Thursday, 3 March 2022 14:54 (two years ago) link

I gave up on #32, and looking at the answer, no, I was never going to get it.

Ima Gardener (in orbit), Thursday, 3 March 2022 14:58 (two years ago) link

Incredible, PBKR.

Took me 180 today, for #33. My first green was pretty useless (ironically, it was 'green'), but eventually I went from colours, through stylishness, to dangerousness, and the combo of the last two areas led me to the answer.

emil.y, Thursday, 3 March 2022 14:59 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #33 in 52 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.53. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #18. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 11.27. https://semantle.novalis.org/

daunting was my first green and it sent me in the totally wrong direction. It was pure luck that I got it during a flurry of rapid guessing, because the direction I was going in would have took me nowhere near it.

calzino, Thursday, 3 March 2022 15:11 (two years ago) link

I just scored a NEGATIVE 4.54, possibly my worst guess score ever.

Ima Gardener (in orbit), Thursday, 3 March 2022 15:30 (two years ago) link

still not sure how negatives work
got a -10.5 the other day

nxd, Thursday, 3 March 2022 15:34 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #33 in 54 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 12.98. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #15. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 18.66.

Grandpont Genie, Thursday, 3 March 2022 17:17 (two years ago) link

I got it, it took a lot of guesses!

I’d love for there to be an option to pursue the LEAST-semantically related word to the solution, once you’ve solved it, that’d be a fun time

flamboyant goon tie included, Thursday, 3 March 2022 17:40 (two years ago) link

Gave up at 218. Whenever I approach the 200 guess mark I feel like quitting. Best word was 947/1000.

Nhex, Thursday, 3 March 2022 17:40 (two years ago) link

Had a much easier time here

I solved Semantle #34 in 54 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 14.03. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #45. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 44.24 (992/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

sorry Mario, but our princess is in another butthole (Neanderthal), Friday, 4 March 2022 00:10 (two years ago) link

Got #34 in 94 guesses, definitely getting better at this.

Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 4 March 2022 01:01 (two years ago) link

107 guesses. But I was basically lost until 100 or so - the longest I've ever had before hitting the green.

Zelda Zonk, Friday, 4 March 2022 01:01 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #34 in 26 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 7.22. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #22. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 4.18. https://semantle.novalis.org/

Wild fluke, I’ll take it

lemmy incaution (emsworth), Friday, 4 March 2022 01:53 (two years ago) link

Zelda Zonk, we seem to have a very similar guessing pattern. This took me 110 guesses, and I didn't get a guess in the green until #103. Then I had a few more completely cold guesses and then got the answer.

Lily Dale, Friday, 4 March 2022 01:57 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #34 in 57 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 7.33. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #38. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 17.92. https://semantle.novalis.org/

Relatively quick today

Roz, Friday, 4 March 2022 02:33 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #34 in 112 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 4.96. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #95. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 10.76. https://semantle.novalis.org/

, Friday, 4 March 2022 05:30 (two years ago) link

bit of a slog today - slowly making my way up through the greens (first guess in greens was 54/1000). got sidetracked by sustainable, fair, trade and only really got somewhere with market at guess 66.

I solved Semantle #34 in 85 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of -3.15. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #7. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 23.92. https://semantle.novalis.org/

Fizzles, Friday, 4 March 2022 08:09 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #34 in 92 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 1.73. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #5. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 19.66.

joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Friday, 4 March 2022 08:20 (two years ago) link

YES, finally. Got #34 in 70.

Sam Weller, Friday, 4 March 2022 08:57 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #34 in 119 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 14.86. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #15. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 3.59. https://semantle.novalis.org/

Another grind into the 100s, first dozen greens were almost entirely unhelpful. 'Size' but not mass or length or width or height so I don't know why I persisted with 'volume', but that led me towards 'sales'.

ledge, Friday, 4 March 2022 08:58 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #34 in 11 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 3.49. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #11. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 20.01. https://semantle.novalis.org/

incredible luck, but I was owed

brisk money (lukas), Friday, 4 March 2022 10:25 (two years ago) link

the weird thing is that haggle to value is super straightforward but haggle wasn't even top 1000.

brisk money (lukas), Friday, 4 March 2022 10:32 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #34 in 46 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 1.24. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #19. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 13.42. https://semantle.novalis.org/

This game isn't really about synonyms at all. They can point in the right direction initially or to find the final word when you are close, but if I'm not making clear progress with each series of guesses, it's time to switch up the strategy.

Also, words in the 800s aren't really that close sometimes. Often you are just as well off thinking of a completely new path, than trying to get from 800 to 1000 if you are stuck.

removing bookmarks never felt so good (PBKR), Friday, 4 March 2022 12:54 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #34 in 39 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.89. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #27. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 23.20. https://semantle.novalis.org/

the highest green I got was 626 with profit and it didn't take many guesses after that because it was very close really.

calzino, Friday, 4 March 2022 13:14 (two years ago) link

Gave up at 256. I'm just getting worse everyday lol

Nhex, Friday, 4 March 2022 14:54 (two years ago) link

Well, I was feeling good about my 54, but looks like most of you beat me. Bah.

I actually think my prime enjoyment game is where it takes me about 90-odd. Just scraping in before the hundred, lots of guesses to play with, not too frustrating but difficult enough to provide a challenge.

emil.y, Friday, 4 March 2022 15:36 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #34 in 139 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 8.82. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #36. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 24.27 (57/1000).

Good lord it took a lot of circling around for me to get there.

Daniel_Rf, Friday, 4 March 2022 15:38 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #34 in 91 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of -0.80. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #57. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 48.66 (996/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

took ages to hit green!

nxd, Friday, 4 March 2022 17:08 (two years ago) link

words 510 to 513 are the highlights today

nxd, Friday, 4 March 2022 17:10 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #34 in 79 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 5.06. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #33 (straight in at 943!) My penultimate guess had a similarity of 20.53.

celebrating ten years of constant posting (breastcrawl), Friday, 4 March 2022 18:47 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #35 in 24 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 13.93. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #13. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 33.73 (770/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

johnny crunch, Saturday, 5 March 2022 00:39 (two years ago) link

meh I shoulda got this sooner

I solved Semantle #35 in 113 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 21.56. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #22. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 20.94. https://semantle.novalis.org/

sorry Mario, but our princess is in another butthole (Neanderthal), Saturday, 5 March 2022 00:42 (two years ago) link

stuck on 998

I don't know the word xwoba.

, Saturday, 5 March 2022 01:05 (two years ago) link

it's from Shaggy's "Boombastic"

Mr Xwoba Xwoba

sorry Mario, but our princess is in another butthole (Neanderthal), Saturday, 5 March 2022 01:07 (two years ago) link

57 for me. Took over 50 guesses to get in the green but it was quick from there

Zelda Zonk, Saturday, 5 March 2022 01:48 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #35 in 52 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of -2.51. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #7. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 55.80 (997/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

thought for a hot second it was gonna be the Shane Warne Memorial Semantle

lemmy incaution (emsworth), Saturday, 5 March 2022 02:12 (two years ago) link

I solved Semantle #35 in 54 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 6.47. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #16. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 5.55. https://semantle.novalis.org/

just got that one out of nowhere but also feel it was a decent enough guess. my nearest prior guess was 826.

47 swing 35.88 826/1000
38 play 31.87 707/1000
41 game 30.32 645/1000
16 wood 27.72 443/1000
48 frame 27.40 408/1000
32 wooden 25.68 165/1000

interesting how much cricket dominates the domain list (id been wondering about US/UK corpus bias) RIP Warne

also it’s a word testing the question of whether you get multiple meaning domains - here would bat as in pipistrelle also feature in the wordlist - no is the fairly obvious answer - these are semantic fields - but my early “going up” scores with “tree” and “garden” did have me wondering.

Fizzles, Saturday, 5 March 2022 04:52 (two years ago) link

actually that’s baloney cricket doesn’t appear until 864. ignore me, it’s usually best and i haven’t had much sleep.

Fizzles, Saturday, 5 March 2022 04:56 (two years ago) link

Interesting how completely one-sided Semantle seems to be when it comes to words with multiple meanings. I mean 'bat' as in the flying mammal is not exactly a rare usage, but there's virtually no association with it at all in the top 1000. 'Echolocate' comes in at 693.

Zelda Zonk, Saturday, 5 March 2022 05:12 (two years ago) link

yeah that’s weird. i’ve read over the word2vec document again and my assumption that the semantic domain will define the meaning of the word (where there are multiple meanings/polysemous) looks wrong. so it must be predominant usage in the corpus?

Fizzles, Saturday, 5 March 2022 06:21 (two years ago) link


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