Semantle: Can you think like a computer?

I solved Semantle #127 in 39 guesses. Got there via “thought”>”think” into “ponder” (first green at #13) and “ruminate” (926 at #24). Stayed on the figurative track instead of going straight for the bodily/physical, but that brought me the solution anyway.

56: once I got green with eat I got it in four. yesterday's: can I think of a material which isn't plastic or wood or metal and might be used in construction? apparently not! Well I guess there were a lot of distractions that day.

Got #128 in 21 guesses - I think the first time I've got in the green with my first guess which was 'car'. Then 'passenger' in the 900s and I got it soon after.

I solved Semantle #128 in 25 guesses. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #11, with “job” (341), after “work” at #10 had scored -0.84 - ah, those adorable “quirks” of Semantle! “office” and “chair” took me where I needed to be.

Man, I am struggling with #128 for some reason. 150 guesses and only two very, very low greens which haven't proved helpful thus far.

yeah i had to get hints for this one, some of which were not at all useful.

I solved Semantle #128 in 243 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 2.09. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #112. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 24.85 (643/1000). https://semantle.com/

Yeah, that was ugly and required two hints. Got lost in a major detour when "purse" and "briefcase" got me relatively high greens and went down that path far too long.

Got it in 150. My stupid detour was incumbent, candidate, reelection stuff, which did help in the end, but completely distracted me initially.

I solved Semantle #129 in 140 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 5.63. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #39. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 54.12 (996/1000).

Went through tons of nouns and verbs to do with water and weather before I got there!

109, had ice at 74 so a bit slow here too.

I solved Semantle #131 in 150 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 4.33. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #100. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 22.45.

another nightmare, didn't even get into the green until #100

103. Took me ages to get green too but once I did, it was relatively quick

over 300 guesses yesterday and gave up after 150 today, mojo = gone. got stuck on synonyms for bizarre.

I solved Semantle #136 in 91 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 14.85. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #37. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 41.81 (989/1000). https://semantle.com/

I solved Semantle #137 in 41 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of -4.45. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #13. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 16.07. https://semantle.com/

I solved Semantle #138 in 62 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 12.14. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #12. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 28.90.
Pretty good given all the ways this could've potentially gone given my early greens.

I solved Semantle #140 in 116 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 6.99. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #6. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 45.40 (971/1000). https://semantle.com/

Wall of greens: hit almost every word in the 980s and 990s before I finally got it

WTF is going on with today's semantle? I'm on 400 guesses, still refusing to give up, but it seems to be all over the place.

I gave up after 11 hints which took me right to the top. Would still never have got it.

I gave up too despite getting 989 and 990 (and 995 after two hints). I doubt I would’ve gotten it either.

Just had a look, very odd, it's like the neural net had a brainfart.

Worst thing is I was actually closer to it before I resorted to hints. I had like and had even tried akin at one point, but they weren't notably high - they definitely made a lot more sense given the answer than clamored and spellbind, though, which completely threw me for a loop. Gave up at over 700 guesses and around 4 hints.

i was talking with Dave about Semantle lately and it turns out that when he originally shared the game with me, he didn't intend for me to share it with anyone else but it didn't occur to him to mention that. When I shared it here, this became the accidental beta audience. Its popularity apparently blossomed from this post. Good job everyone!

I've been test driving Dave's new game and he's been pretty explicit about not sharing it this time! Once it's ready to beta, I will ask if we can give it a go here. I can say that it is less abstruse than Semantle but is equally frustrating, at least in its current format.

I tried the app on my phone this morning and immediately uninstalled it. It looks like shit, they've tinkered with it and it doesn't accept UK spellings like "organisation" etc.. The original format was quite perfect and didn't need any improvements.

I solved Semantle #144 in 68 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 6.65. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #8. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 29.96.

Rare for me to get it in less than 100 guesses these days

I solved Semantle #151 in 34 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 2.44. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #25. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 40.64 (374/1000).

not a bad run today, hit an early green with atom and it was a short hop from there.

Mine was a very slow progression from child - angelic - heavenly - planetary - cosmic - gravitational - FOUND! and as you could imagine, a LOT of wrong guesses in between. But I liked the journey there, got it in 112.

I solved Semantle #152 in 49 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 21.90 (336/1000). My penultimate guess had a similarity of 18.04.

my first guess was a green, think that's the first time that's ever happened to me (except for puzzle #100 when I guessed "hundred")

#teamsemantle

I got in 33 this morning, first one I've cracked in ages because I keep giving up after 40. I opened with circular which was low but a decent enough start.

I rarely get any green before 50 or even 100 these days and yep I usually give up before then. got today's in 65 though - first green at 60.

I solved Semantle #155 in 16 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 14.54. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #2. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 18.19.

that was the easiest one I've ever done, it helps getting 952/1000 on your 2nd guess though.

I solved Semantle #155 in 47 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 6.79. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #5. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 75.83 (999/1000).

I still play daily but I do feel like I've been on a streak of playing poorly, not getting stuff until the multiple hundreds. Today was 81, kind of a middling show. I figured out the type of word it wanted quite quickly, just took me ages to hit on the right one.

I solved Semantle #157 in 23 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 3.74. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #22. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 60.26 (991/1000).

I solved Semantle #161 in 39 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 10.01. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #12. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 32.10 (886/1000).

I solved Semantle #164 in 135 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.17. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #54. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 48.54 (955/1000).

Got on the wrong track early on so it took me a while, but it helps if you were paying attention to the news today

I solved Semantle #164 in 88 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 13.52. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #15. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 44.69 (912/1000).

That's a bit spoiler-y Roz. I was going to say I wonder if the choice of word was influenced by the news.

What the fuck?
I saw this thread on Site New Answers. Thought 'hey, I haven't done semantle in a while, let's give it a go.

I GOT IT IN ONE

I mean, kind of obvious why I guessed what I did, but....!

haha I'm kicking myself for not guessing it sooner, but I got sidetracked by chasing down a rabbithole of sailing related terms

Got the Wordle in one a few days ago too, when it was FIELD
<pulls tshirt over head, runs laps of the living room>

I solved Semantle #165 in 33 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 20.41 (74/1000). My penultimate guess had a similarity of 65.49 (999/1000).

I got it in 1 tho! forks, you can tell Dave to send my prize now!

The site appears to be down.
Or has it moved?

yeah, semantle.com

Cheers, ledge!
Got it eventually...

I solved Semantle #165 in 212 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 10.43. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #9. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 2.40.

Recently I have got a lot better at cryptic crosswords, yet, seemingly, I am no better at this :-/

I solved Semantle #166 in 118 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 7.21. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #32. My penultimate guess had a similarity of -0.65.

I solved Semantle #166 in 60 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 5.28. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #7. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 18.26.

I solved Semantle #169 in 134 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 30.58. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #6. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 11.40.

today's was food-related, with all the frustration that entails. It wasn't actually *a* food though, which I thought it was for ages.

I solved Semantle #169 in 54 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 18.82. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #11. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 43.83.

I got 998 on guess 15, and then of course I guessed everything else BUT the target word :/