# I'll live to regret this, but here's the Semantle thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** board-card-word-game\ **Created:** [March 29, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932 "2022-03-29T20:34:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/101 "2022-04-20T22:29:11Z")
I solved today’s Redactle (#14) in 68 guesses with an accuracy of 54.41%. ---
**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/102 "2022-04-20T22:59:56Z")
Got 81 in 90. I am now batting .500! ---
**Author:** ![emulsified](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emulsified/32/2915_2.png) [@emulsified](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emulsified)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/103 "2022-04-21T13:26:14Z")
I solved Semantle #82 in 71 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 2.57. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #29. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 44.65 (989/1000). [https://semantle.novalis.org/](https://semantle.novalis.org/) They added a hint button. I didn’t use it. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/104 "2022-04-21T15:17:18Z")
My god. I just went way down the wrong path. I solved Semantle #82 in 191 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 12.65. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #12. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 50.75 (996/1000). ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/105 "2022-04-21T18:52:49Z")
Redactle took 178, which was fine because I was having so much fun with the topic that I started trying to fill out the whole thing. ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/106 "2022-04-22T02:23:58Z")
I solved Semantle #83 in 21 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 16.84. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #8. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 53.99 (996/1000). I solved today’s Redactle (#15) in 46 guesses with an accuracy of 45.65%. Looks like I’m getting better at these, though wordle is kicking my butt today. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/107 "2022-04-22T16:37:06Z")
I solved Semantle #83 in 70 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 7.92. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #5. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 31.41 (909/1000). [https://semantle.novalis.org/](https://semantle.novalis.org/) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/108 "2022-04-22T17:20:05Z")
I managed to identify the very specific category of Redactle at guess 28 (composer of solo piano music), but foundered from lack of knowledge, and finally googled a list around #80. Still fun, though. ---
**Author:** ![emulsified](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emulsified/32/2915_2.png) [@emulsified](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emulsified)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/109 "2022-04-23T00:21:44Z")
I solved Semantle #83 in 59 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 4.60. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #6. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 31.41 (909/1000). [https://semantle.novalis.org/](https://semantle.novalis.org/) I solved today’s Redactle (#16) in 92 guesses with an accuracy of 79.35%. Played at [https://www.redactle.com/](https://www.redactle.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/110 "2022-04-23T19:26:31Z")
Eh, feels like that should’ve been a little quicker. I solved today’s Redactle (#17) in 69 guesses with an accuracy of 43.48%. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/111 "2022-04-23T19:52:47Z")
I solved Semantle #84 in 71 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 34.06 (948/1000).My penultimate guess had a similarity of 9.77. [https://semantle.novalis.org/](https://semantle.novalis.org/) Fun to see green on first guess. Didn’t solve it any quicker though it was motivating. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/112 "2022-04-24T12:17:28Z")
Some days, you eat the bear…. I solved Semantle #85 in 182 guesses with 1 hint. My first guess had a similarity of 5.24. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #27. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 23.55. [https://semantle.novalis.org/](https://semantle.novalis.org/) ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/113 "2022-04-24T15:03:04Z")
Just found the hint button, wasn’t very helpful actually. 😕 I solved Semantle #85 in 58 guesses with 1 hint. My first guess had a similarity of 18.27. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #6. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 56.01 (995/1000). [https://semantle.novalis.org/](https://semantle.novalis.org/) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/114 "2022-04-24T17:15:54Z")
Much better on Redactle…. I solved today’s Redactle (#18) in 44 guesses with an accuracy of 63.64%. Played at [https://www.redactle.com/](https://www.redactle.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/115 "2022-04-25T03:04:59Z")
I solved Semantle #86 in 45 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 2.81. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #8. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 35.45 (854/1000). [https://semantle.novalis.org/](https://semantle.novalis.org/) Well that was more fun. My logical path worked out to actually be logical… ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/116 "2022-04-25T03:08:59Z")
I solved Semantle #86 in 44 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 21.83. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #15. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 7.98. I solved today’s Redactle (#18) in 52 guesses with an accuracy of 63.46%. Semantle I need to leave it be for a while while things percolate and come back to it. Redactle I can just hammer away until I solve it. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/117 "2022-04-25T17:48:02Z")
Dumbass. Overthought it. I solved today’s Redactle (#19) in 215 guesses with an accuracy of 34.42%. Played at [https://www.redactle.com/](https://www.redactle.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/118 "2022-04-26T15:05:08Z")
I solved today’s Redactle (#19) in 53 guesses with an accuracy of 47.17%. Gave up on Semantle #87, it was nowhere near the trend of my guesses were going. Closest guess was 972/1000 with a similarity of 39.85. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/119 "2022-04-26T15:08:57Z")
> [@Dancer\_Flight](#): > > Gave up on Semantle #87, it was nowhere near the trend of my guesses were going. Closest guess was 972/1000 with a similarity of 39.85. Funny you say that, this is the first time I’ve gotten frustrated with it and put it down. I will likely come back to it later, but I’m already over 100 guesses. ---
**Author:** ![emulsified](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emulsified/32/2915_2.png) [@emulsified](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emulsified)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932/120 "2022-04-26T15:14:30Z")
I solved Semantle #87 in 126 guesses. My first guess had a similarity of 6.41. My first word in the top 1000 was at guess #6. My penultimate guess had a similarity of 34.70 (922/1000). [https://semantle.novalis.org/](https://semantle.novalis.org/) Circled around for a while (got #974 on guess 17 and thought piece of cake!) but eventually landed it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932.md?page=7)