Semantle 12

[JaneJeffer]

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994, 995, 988 - any clues from those?! I’ve never used so many hints and am very close to giving up!

@Wallawallakoala 😱 it has the right ending but is otherwise dissimilar from the target.

@ChuckBerrysBoots 994 with breaks

I’ve got 998, 993, 988, 980, 976. Any clues, am I completely off track?

@MoonriseKingdom those but often.

202. That was painful. Thank god for this thread

I solved Semantle #97 in 124 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 2.95. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #22. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 45.83 (985/1000). semantle.com/

That nearly killed me! I think the link with 998 compared to some other words seems tenuous

@InMySpareTime - thanks for helping me out of the misery

Well this was incredibly odd. I used a hint to get to 1/1000 which was useless. Then at guess 105 I reread this thread and something @ApolloandDaphne said (not a clue!) made me try a word that got me straight to 985 and then I got it immediately. From nothing to everything in two guesses. Weird.

I solved Semantle #97 in 106 guesses with 1 hint. My first guess had a similarity of 10.60. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #79. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 45.83 (985/1000). semantle.com/

I solved Semantle #97 in 194 guesses with 8 hints. My first guess had a similarity of 8.34. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #48. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 46.33 (987/1000). semantle.com/
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I solved Semantle #97 in 129 guesses with 3 hints. My first guess had a similarity of -3.82. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #23. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 42.43 (971/1000). semantle.com/

Thank you all! That was silly!

Guess what the first hint I got was? That's right 998.

I gave up on Semantle #97 in 168 guesses with 13 hints. My first guess had a similarity of 9.40. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #41. My last guess had a similarity of 42.43 (971/1000). semantle.com/

I lost the will with this one, every time I tried a hint it took me in a different direction 😳😫🤔

I have 917, 935, 937, 952, 964. You can (all the others) (935) but I can't get any higher!

@drspouse you've got the right idea but try them with a bit more persistence.

Thank you!

I solved Semantle #97 in 75 guesses with 4 hints. My first guess had a similarity of 10.48. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #24. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 47.37 (993/1000). semantle.com/

This one is baffling. I've only got 2 words in the 900s - 909 and 931.

Any clues for those?

I got very lucky today I think, which has made up for the last few days!

I solved Semantle #97 in 61 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 4.98. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #33. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 56.59 (999/1000). semantle.com/

931 has the right ending.

901 - think about another word with this root and it is fairly close to the secret word.

I meant 909, not 901!

I solved Semantle #97 in 229 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 10.60. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #10. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 18.51. semantle.com/

Oh, Semantle, how you torture me: my endings were all so wrong.

Hallelujah ... got on track with the non-hint alluded to.

I solved Semantle #97 in 238 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.40. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #30. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 40.91 (960/1000). semantle.com/

Just looked at the list - I agree 998 is dreadful, and related to my own first green, which also sent me off on a crazy track.

That was awful. The less said the better.

I solved Semantle #97 in 226 guesses with 3 hints. My first guess had a similarity of 5.30. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #99. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 40.91 (960/1000). semantle.com/

I solved Semantle #97 in 173 guesses with 1 hint. My first guess had a similarity of 5.74. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #82. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 20.37. semantle.com/

thanks for hint below about with breaks. It was a bit of a sod today wasn’t it.