tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022092318335450259.post7221629844925848168..comments2023-09-15T10:07:01.995-04:00Comments on Guess My Word: 8/30/2012Joonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022092318335450259.post-25330917374350317652012-09-01T03:13:02.503-04:002012-09-01T03:13:02.503-04:00Interesting, though 17 should be about the worst c...Interesting, though 17 should be about the worst case scenario. I just like using a binary framework, always trying to split the range I have left roughly in half.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158599567699865786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022092318335450259.post-8375631433726031462012-08-31T11:43:31.704-04:002012-08-31T11:43:31.704-04:00178699. for a while there was a guy named alex who...178699. for a while there was a guy named alex who would play this game using a binary search. (he may have had a slightly different dictionary.) he always got it in 16 or 17 guesses, but i never really saw the point.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022092318335450259.post-15691929118527823022012-08-31T00:36:13.151-04:002012-08-31T00:36:13.151-04:00Just curious, how many words are in your dictionar...Just curious, how many words are in your dictionary? I want to know if I can beat a binary search :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158599567699865786noreply@blogger.com