Semantle: Can you think like a computer?

I have a lot of greens all in the same domain but like Zelda I can't get higher than 995, and it's the gaps that worry me - in between the greens that I do have, what's going on? Is there a completely unrelated domain that I haven't stumbled on and also matches the target word?

Don't think I'm giving too much away by saying yes, ledge, there is!

In a word, yes! (I gave up in the end, although I had actually thought of the word and hadn't bothered to try it because I hadn't thought it likely!)

Xp

I had a million flying objects, and I also had hovercraft and spacecraft, but forgot the golden rule of this game which is that the answer is (usually) simpler than you think!

thought of another domain which has yielded a whole load more greens but got me no closer. i've managed to get five ???? words though! gyrocopter, wingsuit, jetski, lifejacket, windsurfer

Am getting the feeling that people whose route into the green was along pottery/weaving lines are having an easier time than those stuck on aircraft/watercraft!

192, had to use a thesaurus and now i feel like an idiot. i knew what kind of word it probably was - synonym of vessel - but couldn't bring anything to mind.

18, this was my best result ever!

I solved Semantle #52 in 96 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of -2.41. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #36. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 59.96 (999/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

I fumbled around for a while, got stuck with assemble early, then got word 929 with guess 88 and it was short work from there.

Re: Zelda's last hidden post - definitely! Despite a high-ish score I found it a pleasant ride.

I solved Semantle #52 in 114 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 13.50. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #23. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 52.25 (998/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

Most of my wasted guesses were from 'music' being a fairly high non-green, and my first green being 'pluck' - spent so long trying out different ways of playing instruments, like an idiot. As soon as I got on the right track with 'weave' it was a reasonably straight walk to the finish.

I solved Semantle #52 in 40 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 35.04 (879/1000).My penultimate guess had a similarity of 59.96 (999/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

maybe should have done better considering my first guess was #879

I solved Semantle #52 in 45 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 2.42. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #27. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 8.70. https://semantle.novalis.org/

"boat" was my link, lol. 990/1000!

i got #52 in 115 guesses (pretty good for me) ... i did a lot of wasted guesses because i had gotten into the green fairly early with poetry, writing, art, photography and skill at guess 92, which I would have thought would have been much higher. Also guess 101 technique I felt should have been in the green, and so I was actually surprised when the answer was the answer

Gave up today, got to #995 relatively quickly but got focused on aviation and couldn’t see beyond that.

Crept up to 961 in 132 guesses. Now at #165 and still not getting anywhere. Close to giving up on this one.

I solved Semantle #52 in 178 guesses.
Well, that was silly of me. I probably entered most cr*ft-related words, but apparently did not think to put the actual word “cr*ft” to the test for some reason.

I solved Semantle #53 in 51 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 33.66 (726/1000).My penultimate guess had a similarity of 9.32. https://semantle.novalis.org/

think the highest first guess ive ever had, & then just danced around it but knew i had the right path

I solved Semantle #53 in 46 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 5.14. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #27. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 60.21 (997/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

Phew that’s a bit better. Pretty straightforward from first green (‘kill’). Grateful to have it knocked over quickly but tbh kinda miss the gruelling attritional Test Match Semantle experience!

57 guesses. Cold until 49, but got it quickly after my first green.

76 guesses. Got thrown off by some high-but-not-green guesses early on, and pursued that line even though I knew it wouldn't get me anywhere.

I solved Semantle #53 in 62 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 8.12. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #3. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 16.29.

another total fluke

I solved Semantle #53 in 46 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 12.40. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #20. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 23.47. https://semantle.novalis.org/

This was more like it. Got throw with guess 20 and gradually worked my way to it from there.

I solved Semantle #53 in 67 guesses.
My first guess had a similarity of 4.40. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #35 with “jump” (726). My penultimate guess had a similarity of 40.66 (926/1000).

Another sports one! Luckily not some obscure Americanism tho

I solved Semantle #53 in 60 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 5.71. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #7. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 26.06 (33/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

I got Shoot/997 at guess 52, after a whole lot of gun related guesses, luckily only took me eight more to twig that it might be a variation.

I solved Semantle #53 in 62 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 3.16. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #16. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 60.21 (997/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

My first guess was a green - play.
I tried tons of related words but only certain ones were getting close and ones like sport were not.
Got there in about 70 after trying shoot and shooting

I solved Semantle #53 in 70 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 27.38 (230/1000).My penultimate guess had a similarity of 60.21 (997/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

First guess may have been green but it wasn't a particularly useful one. Took me a lot of meandering guessing to narrow it down.

30 today, another good one, enjoyed the last run

I feel like there's a certain kind of free association that can get you to the answer in a reasonable # of guesses a lot of the time, like once you get up into the high teens/low 20s, you can guess words that are semi-related but not quite synonyms and try going in different directions, and you often get closer and closer that way.

A bit of a slog today, though got there in the end.

I solved Semantle #53 in 285 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 7.07. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #23. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 64.65 (998/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

I solved Semantle #53 in 82 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of -1.76. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #13. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 19.05.
Too many words to do with killing and weapons and of course I went through all the other verb forms before I hit on the right one.

I solved Semantle #54 in 63 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 2.05. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #4. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 29.27 (734/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

I hit 990 at 11 guesses, should have gotten this sooner

I solved Semantle #54 in 46 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 7.62. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #25. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 11.11. https://semantle.novalis.org/

Given that part of the fun of games like this is second-guessing my mental processes… I might have got this quicker if I hadn’t been avoiding words/domains that I went through yesterday - the computer obviously doesn’t give a fuck but here’s me trying to be cunning by avoiding non-existent patterns.

I solved Semantle #54 in 37 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.21. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #13. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 33.45 (856/1000).

After two quits and a skip, this was nice :-).

same, past two days were tough for me

I solved Semantle #54 in 47 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.80. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #16. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 38.32 (934/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

Woah, solved in 8 guesses, my best ever. High cold in my first guess, middling green with my second guess, plain sailing from there. car - plane - military - weapon - missile - FOUND!

My best so far as well.

I solved Semantle #54 in 15 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 12.51. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #2. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 59.60 (997/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

holy shit, i havent done one in a while because im always tired and this is hard when youre tired. but uhh i got it in 7? feels like pure luck but ill take it

I solved Semantle #54 in 21 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 7.62. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #8. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 34.09 (871/1000). https://semantle.novalis.org/

I solved Semantle #54 in 33 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 3.52. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #3. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 32.80 (840/1000).

15 for me, space is one of my usual early words and luckily i didn't avoid it this time.

I solved Semantle #54 in 60 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.45. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #12. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 35.75 (897/1000).
while Russia is destroying Ukraine, having two war-related words on successive days feels...uh. Random process, I know.

Took me 36 after 3 greens - sky, space, airplane.

Coincidentally I'd just dressed my kid in rocket trousers and a rocket tshirt

I solved Semantle #54 in 31 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 8.87. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #20. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 16.74. https://semantle.novalis.org/

Average guesses down to 102.23. Trying to get under 100.

33! Not bad at all.

i havent done one in a while because im always tired and this is hard when youre tired

I always do this when I'm tired. My sleep cycle is incredibly poor so I usually get up in the afternoon and go straight to semantle. I have thought about doing it late at night when it changes to the next one and my brain is more awake, but I find the routine comforting this way around.

i only play every few days, but my last three times i've got it sub 30 — feeling like a god

I solved Semantle #54 in 44 guesses.
My first guess had a similarity of 6.60.
My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #17 with “vehicle” (416/1000).
My penultimate guess had a similarity of 28.45 (690/1000) with “takeoff”, after having “liftoff” score 969.

This one was a breeze basically although the target words seem to become increasingly war-affected.

Better than yesterday, but still nowhere near as good as you lot.

I solved Semantle #54 in 147 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 0.89. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #71. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 16.93. https://semantle.novalis.org/

I solved Semantle #55 in 32 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 6.47. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #17. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 31.08 (809/1000).

Using a thesaurus every day is helping me get my average down