Building a Wordle solver in Python using Knuth's Mastermind algorithm

https://www.kerrigan.dev/2022/01/10/building-a-wordle-solver-in-python.html

by joek1301 • 5 years ago

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joek13012• 5 years ago

Hi HN! I'm the author of this blog post.

I was stuck in quarantine with COVID, and I became absolutely obsessed with WORDLE. There were a few great technical articles posted here, and I became inspired to write my own WORDLE solver based on Knuth's algorithm for the codebreaking game Mastermind [1].

It's fun to ride the WORDLE trend; it also happens to be a great application for the minimax decision rule.

This is my first blog post, ever! I'm trying to spend a little more time writing and reflecting (on things technical or not). I would be happy to receive feedback if you have anything to say.

[1] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62430071/donald-knuth-al...

eesmith2• 5 years ago

It was a fun read - thanks! Though I'm not your target as the game doesn't interest me, I do sometimes use minimax.

joek13012• 5 years ago

Thanks for the positive feedback! Out of curiosity: what do you use minimax for?

Building a Wordle solver in Python using Knuth's Mastermind algorithm

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