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Hah, i was searching sharktastic no wonder it didn’t work
November 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Hah, i was searching sharktastic no wonder it didn’t work
Gah search on bsky is rubbish, have you got single digits before? You have if I remember correctly
November 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Gah search on bsky is rubbish, have you got single digits before? You have if I remember correctly
On a grid like that survival is the sole aim. Not all of us made it 🪦
November 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
On a grid like that survival is the sole aim. Not all of us made it 🪦
I think it’s probably a bit too much data for basic social media. Don’t want potential players to think they have to crack the enigma code!
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I think it’s probably a bit too much data for basic social media. Don’t want potential players to think they have to crack the enigma code!
Ooh, are you new to Referdle? Welcome if so! Welcome if not! Just.. welcome!
November 9, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Ooh, are you new to Referdle? Welcome if so! Welcome if not! Just.. welcome!
They can all be yellow in the next update. Fecal has a 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 problem. We still tend to say faecal cos it makes us feel posh and / or greek. Fecal is clearly winning out though
November 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
They can all be yellow in the next update. Fecal has a 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 problem. We still tend to say faecal cos it makes us feel posh and / or greek. Fecal is clearly winning out though
The breadth of the whitelist of words (and what should be yellow) is a vexed question but I try to make it reasonably broad to keep things interesting
November 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The breadth of the whitelist of words (and what should be yellow) is a vexed question but I try to make it reasonably broad to keep things interesting
It’s not quite that simple. The tip is just to get across that you should never assume that Cluebot uses common words by preference but in practice valid 5 word referdle puzzles skew the words in unpredictable ways (not on a common-uncommon axis)
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It’s not quite that simple. The tip is just to get across that you should never assume that Cluebot uses common words by preference but in practice valid 5 word referdle puzzles skew the words in unpredictable ways (not on a common-uncommon axis)
For now! But when I next update the puzzle set I’ll weed out this oddity
November 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
For now! But when I next update the puzzle set I’ll weed out this oddity
Yeah when I wrote the hint I wasn't thinking of this edge case. Have checked the stored puzzles and if you play referdle for the next decade (and I hope you do!) you will come across this less than once a year. Probably easier to weed out the weirdos (not trying to weirdo shame)
November 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Yeah when I wrote the hint I wasn't thinking of this edge case. Have checked the stored puzzles and if you play referdle for the next decade (and I hope you do!) you will come across this less than once a year. Probably easier to weed out the weirdos (not trying to weirdo shame)
Even if in this case w5 was a lovely non repetitious word
November 1, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Even if in this case w5 was a lovely non repetitious word
It all comes back to how puzzles are created. Word 5 is chosen first then words 1-3 are chosen and rigorously avoid repeat letters wherever possible. But they also avoid word 5 because the algorithm ‘knows’ the answer. So v occasionally the word selector is forced to pick a repeat letter word on w3
November 1, 2025 at 4:53 AM
It all comes back to how puzzles are created. Word 5 is chosen first then words 1-3 are chosen and rigorously avoid repeat letters wherever possible. But they also avoid word 5 because the algorithm ‘knows’ the answer. So v occasionally the word selector is forced to pick a repeat letter word on w3
Yesterday’s puzzle was an unusual outcome of the algorithm. It wouldn’t be too hard for me to weed out that result so maybe i should do that.
November 1, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Yesterday’s puzzle was an unusual outcome of the algorithm. It wouldn’t be too hard for me to weed out that result so maybe i should do that.
Single Digit Club!! And how!!
November 1, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Single Digit Club!! And how!!
Excellent work! You will be in the single digit club soon 💚 💛 🩶
October 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Excellent work! You will be in the single digit club soon 💚 💛 🩶
Gah! I had no idea that was more british than american. I think we borrow it directly from French whereas in N America it’s morphed to droll
July 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Gah! I had no idea that was more british than american. I think we borrow it directly from French whereas in N America it’s morphed to droll
Dictionary is due a refresh soon so I’ll move that to the yellow word list and make sure it’s not an answer again! (I didn’t spot your msg on the day but we’re talking about ROOKY right?)
July 14, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Dictionary is due a refresh soon so I’ll move that to the yellow word list and make sure it’s not an answer again! (I didn’t spot your msg on the day but we’re talking about ROOKY right?)
buy a lottery ticket!
July 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
buy a lottery ticket!