WORDLE

[GasBandit]

I solved today's Redactle (#231) in 98 guesses with an accuracy of 30.61%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

Spoiler

Again I am humbled by a word that should have been a lot more forefront in my mind - RADIO

 

[Bubble181]

I solved today's Redactle (#232) in 104 guesses with an accuracy of 35.58%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

Spoiler

I tried both parts of the word separately much much sooner, but somehow thought I'd tried the combination too. D'oh

 

[bhamv3]

I solved today's Redactle (#232) in 115 guesses with an accuracy of 56.52%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

Spoiler

I thought I'd get this faster given that I'm a big nerd. I managed to zero in on the general field at around guess 70, but I thought the answer was a specific character. It didn't occur to me until much later to try more general terms.

 

[drifter]

I solved today's Redactle (#232) in 53 guesses with an accuracy of 54.72%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

 

[Dave]

I solved today's Redactle (#232) in 40 guesses with an accuracy of 72.50%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

 

[figmentPez]

I solved today's Redacle (#233) in 51 guesses with an accuracy of 54.90%.

 

[bhamv3]

I solved today's Redactle (#233) in 21 guesses with an accuracy of 61.90%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

 

[Dave]

Took me 186 guesses. I had no idea what was going on until right near the end.

 

[evilmike]

I finally got (another) result that wasn't embarrassing to share:

I solved today's Redactle (#233) in 34 guesses with an accuracy of 64.71%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

 

[bhamv3]

I solved today's Redactle (#234) in 27 guesses with an accuracy of 55.56%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

I'm actually very proud of this one, it made me feel very smart and knowledgeable.

 

[GasBandit]

I solved today's Redactle (#234) in 43 guesses with an accuracy of 60.47%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

That was a good one. First one I didn't feel was some kind of obscure gotcha.

 

[Dave]

Yeah yesterday’s was really difficult for me because I don’t know anything about physics.

 

[Dave]

I solved today's Redactle (#234) in 16 guesses with an accuracy of 56.25%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

I actually did much better than this as my phone always adds the plural guesses even though I have that feature turned off. I have like 7 guesses that were plurals. I hit a HUGE word early and the rest kind of fell into place.

 

[PatrThom]

Yeah yesterday’s was really difficult for me because I don’t know anything about physics.

Aww, I missed an easy one?

—Patrick

 

[bhamv3]

I solved today's Redactle (#235) in 73 guesses with an accuracy of 54.79%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

This one made me feel dumb again.

 

[drifter]

I solved today's Redactle (#235) in 62 guesses with an accuracy of 48.39%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

Any win is a good win!

 

[Bubble181]

I solved today's Redactle (#235) in 52 guesses with an accuracy of 53.85%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

Took me longer than it should have, really, given my field of study.

 

[Bubble181]

I solved today's Redactle (#236) in 13 guesses with an accuracy of 76.92%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

Today's was genuinely easy. It would've been 12 guesses if I hadn't made a typo.
Also, man going back to work changes my time spent online...now I'm early instead of late :-D

Global Stats

• Globally, 28 players have solved today's Redactle so far
• Global Median: 10.00 Guesses; 82.08% Accuracy
• Global Average: 17.68 Guesses; 83.21% Accuracy

 

[GasBandit]

I solved today's Redactle (#236) in 37 guesses with an accuracy of 72.97%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

Global Stats

• Globally, 1219 players have solved today's Redactle so far
• Global Median: 37.00 Guesses; 77.27% Accuracy
• Global Average: 54.61 Guesses; 76.54% Accuracy

I am thoroughly median, I guess

 

[Bubble181]

I solved today's Redactle (#236) in 37 guesses with an accuracy of 72.97%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

Global Stats

• Globally, 1219 players have solved today's Redactle so far
• Global Median: 37.00 Guesses; 77.27% Accuracy
• Global Average: 54.61 Guesses; 76.54% Accuracy

I am thoroughly median, I guess

Well, I scored above the median, sooo....

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[GasBandit]

 

[bhamv3]

I solved today's Redactle (#236) in 10 guesses with an accuracy of 90.00%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

New personal best.

 

[Bubble181]

I solved today's Redactle (#236) in 10 guesses with an accuracy of 90.00%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

New personal best.

But is that above or below the median as of the time of your success?

 

[Dave]

I'm never playing this game again. I have peaked.

I solved today's Redactle (#236) in 3 guesses with an accuracy of 100.00%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

Spoiler

My first guess was "time". And from that I saw what looked like "A Brief History of Time". AND IT WAS!!!

 

[figmentPez]

I solved today's Redactle (#236) in 9 guesses with an accuracy of 88.89%.

My highest accuracy yet, but not my lowest number of guesses.

 

[bhamv3]

I solved today's Redactle (#237) in 22 guesses with an accuracy of 54.55%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

Spoiler

I saw the italics in the first paragraph and thought it was a book, so I wasted a lot of guesses on words like "plot" and "characters".

 

[GasBandit]

I solved today's Redactle (#237) in 22 guesses with an accuracy of 54.55%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

Spoiler

I saw the italics in the first paragraph and thought it was a book, so I wasted a lot of guesses on words like "plot" and "characters".

I solved today's Redactle (#237) in 44 guesses with an accuracy of 54.55%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

Spoiler

I made a similar mistake, going down a music/singer rabbit hole.

 

[bhamv3]

I like how we have identical accuracy rates.

 

[Dave]

I lied. I'm still playing.

I solved today's Redactle (#237) in 38 guesses with an accuracy of 68.42%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

 

[Tinwhistler]

I lied. I'm still playing.

I solved today's Redactle (#237) in 38 guesses with an accuracy of 68.42%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

There's a reason I haven't posted since solving "Shotgun" with my first and only guess

 

[Bubble181]

I solved today's Redactle (#237) in 35 guesses with an accuracy of 80.00%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

Whoop whoop!

Spoiler

I first started down the same hole bhamv did, but realized one hit for writer, one for one for film, one for award, etc meant it couldn't be that so I returned to my geographical guesses and New York sprung out. It wasn't the Post so I went for Journal next and that made it clear

 

[bhamv3]

I solved today's Redactle (#238) in 63 guesses with an accuracy of 31.75%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

This one made me feel stupid again.

 

[Bubble181]

I solved today's Redactle (#238) in 42 guesses with an accuracy of 40.48%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

Spoiler

So, one thing that really helped me is that I - yes, I'm THIS slow - figured out that you can still select the censored words, and thus count their letters. "3 of the 8" is easier than just "BLANK of the BLANK". Then I had some luck in hitting upon time which led to years which led to age and by then it was clear it was something scientific. Spent some time wandering around to other old things (fossils, dinosaurs, vertebrates,...) because I wasn't expecting another astronomy thingie so quickly after the Radio Galaxy and Stephen Hawking. But after all there aren't all that many thingswhose age could warrant a separate Wiki article

 

[figmentPez]

I solved today's Redactle (#238) in 38 guesses with an accuracy of 47.37%.

Something I've discovered about the interface that was not obvious, or listed in the help: Clicking on a word in the guess list will cycle through the instances of that word in the article.

 

[GasBandit]

I solved today's Redactle (#238) in 18 guesses with an accuracy of 50.00%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/

I just got extremely lucky because when I saw the title was a 3 letter word "of the" longer word, I just started guessing 3 letter words and that got me halfway there.