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And bonus points for anybody who figures out which of the farm animals goes with WOODS, SNOW, and SLEEP.
August 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
And bonus points for anybody who figures out which of the farm animals goes with WOODS, SNOW, and SLEEP.
If the answer is “One away”, you’ve narrowed it down to 2 possibilities. Otherwise, you’ve narrowed it down to 3. Either way, you have 3 guesses left, so you win.
I’d be surprised if I was the first one to discover this, but it’s hard to search for. Any references? Any similar tricks?
I’d be surprised if I was the first one to discover this, but it’s hard to search for. Any references? Any similar tricks?
August 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
If the answer is “One away”, you’ve narrowed it down to 2 possibilities. Otherwise, you’ve narrowed it down to 3. Either way, you have 3 guesses left, so you win.
I’d be surprised if I was the first one to discover this, but it’s hard to search for. Any references? Any similar tricks?
I’d be surprised if I was the first one to discover this, but it’s hard to search for. Any references? Any similar tricks?
Suppose you’ve got two categories, and have four guesses left. Say the remaining words are
COW SLEEP HORSE SNOW
PIG WOODS SHEEP GOAT
You’re pretty sure that one category is “farm animals”, but there are 5 possibilities. What you can do is guess 2 from each category, say COW, GOAT, WOODS, SNOW.
COW SLEEP HORSE SNOW
PIG WOODS SHEEP GOAT
You’re pretty sure that one category is “farm animals”, but there are 5 possibilities. What you can do is guess 2 from each category, say COW, GOAT, WOODS, SNOW.
August 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Suppose you’ve got two categories, and have four guesses left. Say the remaining words are
COW SLEEP HORSE SNOW
PIG WOODS SHEEP GOAT
You’re pretty sure that one category is “farm animals”, but there are 5 possibilities. What you can do is guess 2 from each category, say COW, GOAT, WOODS, SNOW.
COW SLEEP HORSE SNOW
PIG WOODS SHEEP GOAT
You’re pretty sure that one category is “farm animals”, but there are 5 possibilities. What you can do is guess 2 from each category, say COW, GOAT, WOODS, SNOW.