Redactle!

[MrsElm]

I solved today's Redactle (#16) in 61 guesses with an accuracy of 73.77%. Played at www.redactle.com/

I am so pleased with this that I have started this thread 😀🤗

The other difficulty with the current redactle is that (without fairly good knowledge of the subject area) it is difficult to tell whether you are looking for a proper word or a name. Let's just pretend that it's some sort of a flurgbingle so we know the answer is [redacted] flurgbingle. Flurgbingle's aren't really something I know much about but I do know there are lots of different types. Now it could be a curved flurgbingle or serrated flurgbingle or some other such guessable word. But I also know that there are lots of flurgbingles that are named after their inventor, or their place of origin - DiAngelo's flurgbingle or Macau flurgbingle for example - and if it is one of those, without specialist knowledge, it's darn near impossible.

The other difficulty with the current redactle is that (without fairly good knowledge of the subject area) it is difficult to tell whether you are looking for a proper word or a name. Let's just pretend that it's some sort of a flurgbingle so we know the answer is [redacted] flurgbingle. Flurgbingle's aren't really something I know much about but I do know there are lots of different types. Now it could be a curved flurgbingle or serrated flurgbingle or some other such guessable word. But I also know that there are lots of flurgbingles that are named after their inventor, or their place of origin - DiAngelo's flurgbingle or Macau flurgbingle for example - and if it is one of those, without specialist knowledge, it's darn near impossible.

The other difficulty with the current redactle is that (without fairly good knowledge of the subject area) it is difficult to tell whether you are looking for a proper word or a name. Let's just pretend that it's some sort of a flurgbingle so we know the answer is [redacted] flurgbingle. Flurgbingle's aren't really something I know much about but I do know there are lots of different types. Now it could be a curved flurgbingle or serrated flurgbingle or some other such guessable word. But I also know that there are lots of flurgbingles that are named after their inventor, or their place of origin - DiAngelo's flurgbingle or Macau flurgbingle for example - and if it is one of those, without specialist knowledge, it's darn near impossible.

Sorry new site kept giving an error message and I thought it hadn't posted.

Waits for flurgbingle to become a normal accepted commonly used word on mumsnet.

I'm not convinced this one is in the A-level to be honest. I knew both words, but not as a pair (and to be honest, after reading the article I'm not sure I really understand it!).

My early guesses threw me off a bit though, I thought I knew the vague area but I was thinking of something more "real life".

It is in A level (but depends which one you are thinking of). I tracked it down through A level syllabus material.

It is in A level (but depends which one you are thinking of). I tracked it down through A level syllabus material.

It is in A level (but depends which one you are thinking of). I tracked it down through A level syllabus material.

I got the name that's also a French word (which I knew from A-level) which pinned down the area fairly solidly but that was also the point I was pretty close to giving up knowing the limits of my knowledge. I wouldn't have necessarily associated the first word with the specific area though or put the two together. The French name stuck I my head because it amused 16 year old me in a silly way - still can't remember what it does, just that it's a thing in an area I have barely touched on since and would absolutely be using a crib sheet for if I had to go near it!

I tried the French word. I was most put out that it wasn't right, especially as I only had about three things I could think of.

I am now in the vague area but like someone else I have heard of lots of Something Xs but they are not the one!

I also was convinced it was the French word, as I thought there were only four types of the second word, then resorted to google and lo! There are about 20 types of the second word. I then just took a stab with the longest and it was correct.
I didn't do A level but I work in a university so the second word is common at exam boards, and my degree was in Psychology so I have a basic knowledge from scientific method and testing. But in the end Google had to be used. I don't think it's cheating to use Google at all, it's not an exam, it's supposed to be fun.

I was SO pleased with myself when I dragged the French one out of the depths of my memory!

I dragged up the French name too, but I knew it for a different reason (used to get really stressed over it at uni, hated that course).

This subject has been in the A level course for some exam boards (not that I took it), Googling it now brings up past paper questions.

I solved today's Redactle (#19) in 385 guesses with an accuracy of 35.06%. Played at www.redactle.com/

I know the words individually but yes, I googled.

This thread introduced me to redactle. Perhaps #19 wasn't the best one to start with!

I'm not sure I understand the total principle of it - how much of it do you have to guess before the whole thing is "complete"? In the end one word seemed to unlock the whole thing. Or is that the point?!

I solved today's Redactle (#19) in 451 guesses with an accuracy of 39.25%. Played at www.redactle.com/

Oh and I "cheated"!

@BridesmaidPanic you win by getting the title of the article. The rest autofills at that point.

Do any of you have tactics for getting started or do you just put random words in?

I do the he/she/it thing.

I’ve only done 3 or 4 but I’ve started with science / art / religion / music and then he / she etc.

I start with words like all, few, many, seldom, often, never, should, would, could, likely, one, two, three, day, week, month...

@SoupDragon I read it through a few times until I get an idea of the subject area. Then I pick out the most promising sentences/paragraphs, eg with an unusual structure or most visible words and concentrate on finding those words. I rarely use any guesses on general words like she/they/when/usually and so on - I just read it as if those words are already there.

I do history/life/country/date etc and then use words like which/their/where...

Ah - of course - thank you! Seems so obviously now you mention it. Doh!