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I don't think it works for easy mode either. The overwhelming majority of 6-word sets can be distinguished in two guesses in easy mode (their EV is either 11/6
by npinsker 5y ago
I don't think it works for easy mode either. The overwhelming majority of 6-word sets can be distinguished in two guesses in easy mode (their EV is either 11/6 or 2), while this set has an EV that's around 3.
- canjobear 5y agoI think you're right. Although a first guess might reduce the set size a lot, it might lock you into a situation where all the possible second guesses are useless.
- pxx 5y agofor this specific set in easy mode doesn't (bawds, chefs) result in unique responses for all of them? so that's 2.5 guesses total? Where are you getting the EV for 6-word sets?
- npinsker 5y agoYou're right: the EV is 2.5 (my guess was pessimistic). For (almost all) 6-word sets, there's a single word you can use to delineate all six words, which gives an EV of 1.83 if that word is in the set and 2 if it isn't.