second guess "woman" again because why not... 751. then "man" which was only 302, so some more womanly words... aunt/womanly/female/girl, none of which hit. "person" was 607. so switch to professions. "lawyer" is always one of my first guesses. that was 909 so i tried legislator. i'm never going to have this luck again
― ✖, Thursday, 5 May 2022 00:16 (two years ago) link
Got it in 49 guesses. Similar, albeit more long-winded path to X. First green was person, then it was just working through professions etc.
― Zelda Zonk, Thursday, 5 May 2022 00:24 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #96 in 123 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.59. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #5. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 5.31. https://semantle.com/
43 greens
― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 5 May 2022 00:24 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #96 in 22 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of -3.02. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #3. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 65.57 (996/1000). https://semantle.com/
politics is always one of my earliest guesses so fairly quickly from there.
― Roz, Thursday, 5 May 2022 01:42 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #96 in 132 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 4.59. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #2. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 57.96 (992/1000).
Every word but the word (50 greens).
― weatheringdaleson, Thursday, 5 May 2022 01:45 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #96 in 84 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of -1.01. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #5. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 61.65 (994/1000).
spent most of my time going through education/academia until I diverted into law professionals to finally get there.
― calzino, Thursday, 5 May 2022 06:40 (two years ago) link
Yeah this was turning out like yesterday (after 70 guesses I had 998, 997, 996, 994) so I turned to the thesaurus :/ I'm not sure I'd have come up with it myself, it doesn't strike me as a common word at all - maybe more so in the US?
― buffalo tomozzarella (ledge), Thursday, 5 May 2022 08:27 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #96 in 192 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of -6.35. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #4. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 31.05 (701/1000).
politics is normally one of my starter words but today I didn't enter it until guess #148, go figure
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Thursday, 5 May 2022 09:55 (two years ago) link
had politician at guess #152 but the target word didn't occur to me for another 40 guesses.
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Thursday, 5 May 2022 09:56 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #96 in 106 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 11.41. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #4. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 27.70 (443/1000).
There are so many potential wrong turns in this one. I got fixated on various words to do with educators, which scored quite highly.
― Grandpont Genie, Thursday, 5 May 2022 10:17 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #96 in 8 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of -5.39. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #6. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 29.46 (598/1000). https://semantle.com/
It helps when you get 998 with guess #6.
― we only steal from the greatest books (PBKR), Thursday, 5 May 2022 12:52 (two years ago) link
Got #96 in 40! Unusually good showing for me. 8 guesses, PBKR, wow! I thought this would be a hard one because the word is kind of unusual even in the US and if you went through a mental list of elected officials like I did I'd think the word would often be missed.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 5 May 2022 13:01 (two years ago) link
xps nice work, i was stuck on 998 for a long time lol
― nxd, Thursday, 5 May 2022 16:20 (two years ago) link
Stuck on 999, tempted to give up but will keep trying.
― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 5 May 2022 18:53 (two years ago) link
don't get done, get thesaurus!
― calzino, Thursday, 5 May 2022 19:48 (two years ago) link
Got there in the end, annoyingly I’d tried legislate and legislation much earlier.
― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 5 May 2022 20:49 (two years ago) link
I gave up on Semantle #97 in 433 guesses with 12 hints. My first guess had a similarity of 7.50. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #27. My last guess had a similarity of 56.59 (999/1000). https://semantle.com/
https://media.giphy.com/media/vg7o2ov3Nm34Y/giphy.gif
― weatheringdaleson, Friday, 6 May 2022 02:15 (two years ago) link
I gave up on Semantle #97 in 334 guesses with 4 hints. My first guess had a similarity of 7.09. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #202. My last guess had a similarity of 32.96 (837/1000). https://semantle.com/
now that's more like it
― ✖, Friday, 6 May 2022 02:23 (two years ago) link
Yeah I gave up as well after 200-odd guesses and a hint. And I'm not sure I'd have guessed it had I persevered. I think adverbs are inherently more difficult than other parts of speech in this game.
― Zelda Zonk, Friday, 6 May 2022 02:25 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #97 in 128 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 6.45. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #78. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 21.22. https://semantle.com/
this was hard! After over a hundred cold guesses and very low greens, I started randomly punching in words without thinking too hard and got lucky with “seldom” and “sometimes” which put me on the right path. Needed a thesaurus to get past 999/1000 though.
― Roz, Friday, 6 May 2022 03:55 (two years ago) link
What a nightmare. One of my worst. 332 and counting...
― Grandpont Genie, Friday, 6 May 2022 07:59 (two years ago) link
Gave up on 382 :-(
― Grandpont Genie, Friday, 6 May 2022 08:29 (two years ago) link
another day of all the greens, i've got #999 even. 'only' at 141 guesses though!
― buffalo tomozzarella (ledge), Friday, 6 May 2022 08:30 (two years ago) link
I thesaurus cheated after 224, which is as bad as giving up imo. I guess I might have got it if i'd continued to wrack my brain to think of another word for the same thing I'd already thought of twenty words for.
― buffalo tomozzarella (ledge), Friday, 6 May 2022 12:59 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #97 in 200 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 2.44. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #81. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 14.15. https://semantle.com/
Absolutely brutal. Took me so long just to get a couple of minor greens. Could have probably taken even longer.
― we only steal from the greatest books (PBKR), Friday, 6 May 2022 13:11 (two years ago) link
I gave up on Semantle #97 in 291 guesses with 3 hints. My first guess had a similarity of 11.00. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #160. My last guess had a similarity of 24.09. https://semantle.com/
Good to see I wasn’t the only one having a stinker.
― Dan Worsley, Friday, 6 May 2022 21:06 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #98 in 188 guesses with 1 hint. My first guess had a similarity of 11.52. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #28. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 29.40 (771/1000). https://semantle.com/
Another tough one
― Roz, Saturday, 7 May 2022 07:53 (two years ago) link
My second giving up in a row. Got into the 970s but just couldn't crack it. I'm getting worse at this :(
― Zelda Zonk, Saturday, 7 May 2022 08:01 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #98 in 239 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of -2.60. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #73. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 22.91 (244/1000). https://semantle.com/
Another killer. That last jump or two took forever.
― we only steal from the greatest books (PBKR), Saturday, 7 May 2022 13:50 (two years ago) link
Oh dear god. I have had 999 for a while now and I *think* I've done all the possible variations on it, but I've run out of synonyms (for my other top words, too). I refuse to give up but I'm running out of options here.
― emil.y, Saturday, 7 May 2022 16:19 (two years ago) link
Fuck, finally! Power of posting, I think. 412 guesses.
― emil.y, Saturday, 7 May 2022 16:32 (two years ago) link
372 guesses with 2 hints ... my first guess was 905 ...
― sarahell, Saturday, 7 May 2022 17:47 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #98 in 361 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 16.27. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #31. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 27.72 (682/1000). My first yeesh was....
― weatheringdaleson, Saturday, 7 May 2022 18:02 (two years ago) link
I got #982 after 35 guesses, no desire to carry on 30 guesses later so I cheated - I can see I wasn't very close.
― buffalo tomozzarella (ledge), Saturday, 7 May 2022 19:12 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #98 in 254 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 4.00. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #13. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 22.29 (133/1000).
another nightmare
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Saturday, 7 May 2022 21:30 (two years ago) link
Considerably easier today, thank God - got #99 in 78 guesses
― Zelda Zonk, Sunday, 8 May 2022 01:03 (two years ago) link
definitely easier! I got #99 in 38 guesses. it helped that i had to work today
― sarahell, Sunday, 8 May 2022 01:07 (two years ago) link
I got Semantle 99 on my first guess! https://semantle.com/
my first guess always actually came in, ridiculous
― nxd, Sunday, 8 May 2022 01:27 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #99 in 70 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 19.57. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #70. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 2.79. https://semantle.com/
― papal hotwife (milo z), Sunday, 8 May 2022 01:35 (two years ago) link
Not quite dumb luck but close - no greens but bartender/chef/player scored higher so I decided it was something professional
― papal hotwife (milo z), Sunday, 8 May 2022 01:37 (two years ago) link
having so much trouble with this after getting into the 400s on my first guess. topped out at 740.
― ✖, Sunday, 8 May 2022 02:16 (two years ago) link
Definitely easier today - got it in 23.
― Roz, Sunday, 8 May 2022 02:51 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #99 in 25 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 8.25. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #24. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 34.39 (924/1000).*happy keanu gif*
― weatheringdaleson, Sunday, 8 May 2022 04:50 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #99 in 31 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 1.10. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #21. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 37.54 (962/1000). https://semantle.com/
Got my mojo back after two days of hints and abandonments. First green was pretty, after trying a few around appearance thought of The Sex Pistols and got it in three steps.
― Dan Worsley, Sunday, 8 May 2022 05:38 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #99 in 44 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 17.01. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #32. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 12.16. decent one today. 1st green was 'honest', my next was 'wage'
― Grandpont Genie, Sunday, 8 May 2022 09:22 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #99 in 17 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 4.12. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #6. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 37.93 (965/1000).
I got boss on my 6th guess!
― calzino, Sunday, 8 May 2022 09:43 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #99 in 16 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 18.05. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #15. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 31.28 (867/1000).
a relief to be back on something approaching form after the last few days
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Sunday, 8 May 2022 12:18 (two years ago) link
not sure what's up with 996 though.
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Sunday, 8 May 2022 12:21 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #99 in 78 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 19.97. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #2. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 23.43 (303/1000). https://semantle.com/
― we only steal from the greatest books (PBKR), Sunday, 8 May 2022 17:15 (two years ago) link
I solved Semantle #99 in 40 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 0.31. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #22. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 12.77. https://semantle.com/
weird. managed to get 791/1000 with business at guess 31, and lucked into the answer on 40 -- even though my guess at 39 should have turned me in the opposite direction? i wrote occupation and it was cold??? but sometimes i just think of 3 words at once and just type em all regardless of hits, so im glad that worked out for me...
― Kompakt Total Landscaping (Will M.), Sunday, 8 May 2022 23:18 (two years ago) link