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Wordle Solver

Wordle solver harness that evaluates the efficacy of any given algorithm.

This code tests every answer against any given algorithm to see how fast it solves them, then spits out a histogram.

Got an algorithm you want to try? Open a pull request!

Usage

Just hit $ ./gradlew run to get things started.

Warning: some of the algorithms can be pretty slow when iterated over every answer!

Results

Knuth

Based on Knuth's Mastermind algorithm.

Normal:

Solved in 1 guess(es): 1
Solved in 2 guess(es): 53
Solved in 3 guess(es): 990
Solved in 4 guess(es): 1162
Solved in 5 guess(es): 107
Solved in 6 guess(es): 2
Failed to solve: 0
Average # guesses: 3.5732181425485963

Hard:

Solved in 1 guess(es): 1
Solved in 2 guess(es): 89
Solved in 3 guess(es): 907
Solved in 4 guess(es): 1054
Solved in 5 guess(es): 209
Solved in 6 guess(es): 40
Failed to solve: 15
Average # guesses: 3.652608695652174