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Brain Training

Daily scores for Wordle Forever and Semantle. Morning routine for cultivating leximantic power and maintaining mental clarity. I'll also be tracking my daily Donkey Kong Jr. score, to hone my reflexes and psychic acumen.

jan 28 etc.

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jan 27

Wordle Forever 587 4/6

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jan 26

Wordle Forever 586 3/6

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I'm getting tired of Semantle. It takes forever and the mobile interface is really bad. Looking for a replacement.

Donkey Kong Jr. score: TBD

jan 25

Wordle Forever 585 4/6

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Donkey Kong Jr. score/best: 150,900/182,600 (83%)

jan 24

Wordle Forever 584 4/6

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I solved Semantle #360 in 64 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.74. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #14. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 47.16 (995/1000).

Donkey Kong Jr. score: N/A

jan 23

Wordle Forever 583 4/6

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I solved Semantle #359 in 69 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 18.12. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #18. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 36.17 (911/1000).

Donkey Kong Jr. score/best: 180,100/182,600 (99%)

jan 22

Wordle Forever 582 5/6

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I solved Semantle #358 in 119 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 33.18 (956/1000). My penultimate guess had a similarity of 48.17 (998/1000).

Donkey Kong Jr. score: 182,600 (best!)

jan 21

Wordle Forever 581 3/6

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I solved Semantle #357 in 64 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.44. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #22. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 19.24.

Donkey Kong Jr. score/best: 180,300/182,100 (99%)

jan 20

Wordle Forever 580 3/6

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I solved Semantle #356 in 100 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.88. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #11. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 18.50.

Donkey Kong Jr. score: N/A (technical difficulties, please throw my computer into the sea)

jan 19

Wordle Forever 579 5/6

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I gave up on Semantle #355 in 121 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 6.43. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #84. My last guess had a similarity of 7.62.

Donkey Kong Jr. score/best: 143,700/182,100 (79%)

jan 18

Wordle Forever 578 5/6

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I solved Semantle #354 in 63 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 3.60. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #26. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 39.35 (919/1000).

Donkey Kong Jr. score: 182,100 (best!)

jan 17

Wordle Forever 577 4/6

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I solved Semantle #353 in 103 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 0.97. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #22. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 34.09 (811/1000).

Donkey Kong Jr. score: 166,900 (best!)

jan 16

Wordle Forever 576 5/6

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I solved Semantle #352 in 62 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.42. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #11. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 23.76.

Donkey Kong Jr. score: 165,200 (best!)

jan 15

Wordle Forever 575 4/6

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I solved Semantle #351 in 65 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 7.95. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #54. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 33.64 (874/1000).

Donkey Kong Jr. score/best: 143,100/148,400 (96%)

jan 14

Wordle Forever 574 4/6

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I gave up on Semantle #350 in 153 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 2.39. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #61. My last guess had a similarity of 15.27.

Donkey Kong Jr. score: 0 (DNF)

jan 13

Wordle Forever 573 4/6

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I solved Semantle #349 in 78 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 22.59. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #48. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 37.69.

Donkey Kong Jr. score/best: 95,100/148,400 (64%)

jan 12

Wordle Forever 572 4/6

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I solved Semantle #348 in 193 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of -1.91. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #91. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 41.82 (990/1000).

Donkey Kong Jr. score/best: 102,800/148,400 (69%)

jan 11

Wordle Forever 571 4/6

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I solved Semantle #347 in 17 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 11.78. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #8. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 40.14 (926/1000).

Donkey Kong Jr. score/best: 125,700/148,400 (85%)

jan 10

Wordle Forever 570 4/6

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I solved Semantle #346 in 69 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 6.55. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #10. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 13.12.

Donkey Kong Jr. score/best: 146,000/148,400 (98%)

jan 09

Wordle Forever 569 3/6

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I solved Semantle #345 in 21 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 6.33. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #4. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 53.88 (996/1000).

Donkey Kong Jr. score: 148,400 (best!)

jan 08

Wordle Forever 568 4/6

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I solved Semantle #344 in 166 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 19.50. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #55. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 82.60 (999/1000).

Donkey Kong Jr. score/best: 110,800/147,800 (75%)

jan 07

Wordle Forever 567 4/6

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I solved Semantle #343 in 121 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 9.65. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #25. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 7.08.

Donkey Kong Jr. score: 147,800 (best!)

jan 06

Wordle Forever 566 4/6

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I solved Semantle #342 in 90 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 2.86. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #26. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 40.56 (966/1000).