Dan Q (scatmania) wrote,
Dan Q
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Cheating Hangman

A long while ago, inspired by Nick Berry's analysis of optimal Hangman strategy, I worked it backwards to find the hardest words to guess when playing Hangman. This week, I showed these to my colleague Grace - who turns out to be a fan of word puzzles - and our conversation inspired me to go a

https://danq.me/2019/09/26/cheatman/
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