AI Summary
This article connects word puzzles to computational logic. It explains how to view each guess as a "query" that returns data. The goal is to maximize data return, not just "be right." It treats the alphabet as a dataset to be reduced.
AI Highlights
- Information Theory: A guess that eliminates 10 letters is better than a guess that might be right but eliminates 0.
- Constraint Satisfaction: Playing within the rules of Green and Yellow tiles.
The Alphabet is Your Data
You start with 26 variables. You want to reduce that to 5. Every move should focus on reduction.
Think in Positional Constraints
If you know the word ends in 'Y' and has an 'L', ask: "Where can L go?" typically L is 2nd (GLORY) or 4th (HOLLY).
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