Human vs. Machine: Comparing My Performance in Wordle Against an Algorithm

A comparison based on statistics and linear programming

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For anyone who hasn’t been on the Internet for the past few months (or just hasn’t played the game), Wordle is a game in which you have six tries to guess a five-letter word. In each try, the game gives you information about the final word. For example:

Wordle rules explanation (Credit: Image by Author)

In order to find …

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