I solved Semantle #46 in 25 guesses.
These last two have been far too fast. 25 at least feels like it involved some work on my part, though, so I can be proud of it. 7 was completely random.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 16 March 2022 14:58 (two years ago) link
The very weird close words 476-474 have given me the title of my new sexy mystery novel: Spadefoot in Cockloft
― emil.y, Wednesday, 16 March 2022 15:02 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #46 in 23 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 12.02. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #13. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 33.14 (828/1000).
― nxd, Wednesday, 16 March 2022 16:36 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #47 in 67 guesses. Average guesses: 90.95.
― Lily Dale, Thursday, 17 March 2022 00:32 (two years ago) link
Got it in 44. Had 986/1000 on my 4th guess, but it took another 40 to get there.
― Zelda Zonk, Thursday, 17 March 2022 00:50 (two years ago) link
currently at guess 156 with #978, #987, #988, #996 and #997 -- i am very not good at this game
― sarahell, Thursday, 17 March 2022 03:35 (two years ago) link
lol - 188 guesses and finally got #47 - it makes sense now that philosophy and rational were high in addition to the numerous synonyms
― sarahell, Thursday, 17 March 2022 03:48 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #47 in 120 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 5.67. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #97. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 48.97 (996/1000).
Not excelling at this game lately!
― lemmy incaution (emsworth), Thursday, 17 March 2022 06:49 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #47 in 48 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 4.55. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #16, straight in at 986 with “strategy”, and “goal” at #37 got me to 996. In conclusion, I could have gotten there a wee bit quicker than I did. But nice to have such a straightforward one.
― celebrating ten years of constant posting (breastcrawl), Thursday, 17 March 2022 06:59 (two years ago) link
zome zerious Zelda Zonk zynchronicity going on today, I zee!
― celebrating ten years of constant posting (breastcrawl), Thursday, 17 March 2022 07:02 (two years ago) link
Indeed, and I got the 996 as well!
― Zelda Zonk, Thursday, 17 March 2022 07:07 (two years ago) link
very much included that in my zynchronicity azzezzment
― celebrating ten years of constant posting (breastcrawl), Thursday, 17 March 2022 07:09 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #47 in 218 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 6.35. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #142. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 8.77.
another hard slog, I think I'm getting worse at this
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Thursday, 17 March 2022 08:20 (two years ago) link
some just seem to be harder than others. after a high green at guess 10 i'm now over 200 and just plugging in words randomly.
― ledge, Thursday, 17 March 2022 09:38 (two years ago) link
going to start guessing some obscure american sports terms. jart, ganker, plex, truntle...
― ledge, Thursday, 17 March 2022 09:55 (two years ago) link
oh fuck
― ledge, Thursday, 17 March 2022 10:09 (two years ago) link
got it in 253; tenth guess was philosophy at 850, given that the subj/obj distinction is one of my perennial concerns in that area i might have fluked it a bit sooner.
― ledge, Thursday, 17 March 2022 10:15 (two years ago) link
discovered the secret: since catching covid, i've got all of these in under 60 guesses, and mostly under 40
― devvvine, Thursday, 17 March 2022 10:45 (two years ago) link
Semantle: Can you think like a covid-19?
― celebrating ten years of constant posting (breastcrawl), Thursday, 17 March 2022 11:05 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #47 in 74 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 20.22. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #27. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 32.46 (902/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/
Came in from view and opinion so had to flip it around a bit.
― move over GAPDY, now there's BIG THIEF! (PBKR), Thursday, 17 March 2022 13:06 (two years ago) link
surrendered today, had greens of 993, 996, 997 but could not crack it
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 17 March 2022 13:58 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #47 in 77 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 0.99. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #53. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 25.92 (416/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/
Came in from concentrate -> focus -> target, thankfully I missed any philosophy-related words or I might have been stuck guessing completely irrelevant stuff for ages.
― emil.y, Thursday, 17 March 2022 14:45 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #47 in 401 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 5.81. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #25. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 14.33. https://semantle.novalis.org/
That was ugly, but I didn't want to give up. And, yep, got caught in a philosophy related rabbit hole for far too long.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 17 March 2022 15:27 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #47 in 79 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 7.96. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #8. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 46.51 (993/1000).
started this after midnight and was aimlessly going through synonyms of success. I cracked it this morning in a more computer like state of mind.
― calzino, Thursday, 17 March 2022 15:29 (two years ago) link
“Synonyms of Success”, now there’s a title of a bestseller waiting to happen!
― celebrating ten years of constant posting (breastcrawl), Thursday, 17 March 2022 16:08 (two years ago) link
title *for*
― celebrating ten years of constant posting (breastcrawl), Thursday, 17 March 2022 16:11 (two years ago) link
I guess
Paradoxes of Failure sounds a better title!
― calzino, Thursday, 17 March 2022 16:29 (two years ago) link
Puzzle #47: Gave up at 268 guesses today. Nearest words didn't help at all
― Nhex, Thursday, 17 March 2022 17:02 (two years ago) link
[Hidden text. Tap to view] sounds a better title!
― celebrating ten years of constant posting (breastcrawl), Thursday, 17 March 2022 17:06 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #48 in 74 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 13.94. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #6. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 19.97. https://semantle.novalis.org/
Ok could have been worse - got very stuck in teaching/telling words before making a leap to making words - once again, I have to remember not to get too fixated on the first green
― lemmy incaution (emsworth), Friday, 18 March 2022 00:29 (two years ago) link
A hell of a lot more long-winded than it needed to be, but got it in 134. My way in: work (in the mid-greens) - employ - utilize - deploy - install - create - construct - build - FOUND!
― Zelda Zonk, Friday, 18 March 2022 00:51 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #48 in 101 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 2.62. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #2. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 15.60. https://semantle.novalis.org/
― johnny crunch, Friday, 18 March 2022 00:52 (two years ago) link
Starting to get more of a feel what the guesses mean - a high cold/low green may be helpful in terms of whether it's an object or abstract concept you're after, and whether it's a noun/verb/adjective/adverb. Mid greens may give you a very general feel for the area, but it's only when you get into the 980s that you're really getting a clearer idea of what it is. And even then...
― Zelda Zonk, Friday, 18 March 2022 01:00 (two years ago) link
Didn't hit inside 900 until guess 200
I solved Semantle #48 in 242 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 3.34. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #45. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 39.75 (957/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/
― papal hotwife (milo z), Friday, 18 March 2022 01:01 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #48 in 45 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 21.98. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #6. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 12.39.
I can think like a computer almost every day now, despite being a dyslexic who left school at 15!
― calzino, Friday, 18 March 2022 01:47 (two years ago) link
first guess was place, 6th guess was organise. I had a good start here.
― calzino, Friday, 18 March 2022 01:51 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #48 in 60 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 10.76. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #5. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 42.95 (974/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/
Not too bad - average guesses down to 136.6 now from 176 last week. Still only one “give up”.
― Roz, Friday, 18 March 2022 04:35 (two years ago) link
(I solved Semantle #47 in 74 guesses.)
I solved Semantle #48 in 20 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.55. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #6. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 20.99.
Very lucky to get build 48.93 992/1000 at guess #6. Very fun, though!
― The Sarsgaard-Skarsgård Scotchgard (weatheringdaleson), Friday, 18 March 2022 04:55 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #48 in 562 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 13.74. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #34. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 23.51.
Oof. I resorted to googling synonyms.
― adam t. (abanana), Friday, 18 March 2022 05:11 (two years ago) link
562, now that's real dedication! I tend to give up if I haven't got it by 200 guesses.
― Zelda Zonk, Friday, 18 March 2022 05:23 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #48 in 49 guesses.
A fluke, nothing till guess 48, then 993/1000 then bingo.
― ledge, Friday, 18 March 2022 08:34 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #48 in 48 guesses.
Lucky with getting early greens lately.
― Sam Weller, Friday, 18 March 2022 10:15 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #48 in 141 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 1.14. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #61. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 48.93 (992/1000).
That might be most greens (18) to get there, as there are so many words relating to work, offices, being a manager and arranging meetings.
― Grandpont Genie, Friday, 18 March 2022 10:33 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #48 in 36 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of -9.42. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #14. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 19.42. https://semantle.novalis.org/
My wife shouted the answer to me as I was thinking out loud.
I've been on a run and I am within sight of getting my average guesses below 100.
― move over GAPDY, now there's BIG THIEF! (PBKR), Friday, 18 March 2022 11:55 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #48 in 98 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 3.25. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #71 with “work” (636/1000). *WHAT IF* I had tried that word right after “job”, my guess #7? But you know, that one scored 7.73 🤷🏻♂️
― celebrating ten years of constant posting (breastcrawl), Friday, 18 March 2022 13:33 (two years ago) link
108 today. Not bad, but got stuck in a bit of a synonym rut again.
― emil.y, Friday, 18 March 2022 14:02 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #48 in 63 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 16.29. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #4. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 3.44. https://semantle.novalis.org/
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 18 March 2022 14:21 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #48 in 66 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.70. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #13. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 47.89 (991/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/
― nxd, Friday, 18 March 2022 17:15 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #49 in 30 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 15.66. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #17. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 63.15 (998/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/
Most straightforward for a while, for me.
― lemmy incaution (emsworth), Saturday, 19 March 2022 00:49 (two years ago) link