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SLATE: S present, L absent, A present, T placed, E absent.

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Word Five

Guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries, from letter-by-letter feedback.

How would we know it was actually working?

Play it yourself first. Everything else on this page is about what happened when a model tried the same thing.

Your attempt

The machine you are inside

  1. 1The task

    Find a hidden five-letter word in six guesses.

  2. 2Legal actions

    One five-letter word per turn, from a fixed 11,846-word list. Anything else is refused and costs a turn.

  3. 3The grader

    Compares the guess to the answer letter by letter and returns green, yellow or grey. It computes; it does not judge.

  4. 4The score that moves

    Half for winning, a third for winning quickly, a fifth for never spending a turn on a word that could not have won.

This reward: Win fast, minus wasted guesses