A bot / solver for the game Wordle. The solver's strategy is to make guesses which on average narrow down the number of possibilities at much as possible.
Run make to compile.
From the project root, run ./bin/main.
Upon execution, the program provides its guess. The user then needs to input the result of guess, in the form of a string of 5 characters, consisting of g, y, and b (corresponding to the colors):
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
g |
Occurs in the correct spot |
y |
Occurs in the wrong spot |
b |
Does not occur |
This is then repeated until the answer is obtained.
To print the number of possibilities remaining, pass the -v flag.
To test the program on a word of your choice, run
./profile.py <word>
where <word> is replaced by a valid word.
An example session solved in 3 guesses:
$ ./bin/main -v
2315 words remaining: aback abase abate abbey abbot ...
roate
bgbbb
71 words remaining: bobby bongo bonus booby boozy ...
bludy
bygyb
2 words remaining: could would
could
ggggg
could
./profile.py yields the following results:
| Attempts | Number of words |
|---|---|
| 2 | 55 |
| 3 | 1130 |
| 4 | 1090 |
| 5 | 40 |
Mean, μ = 3.48164.
Standard deviation, σ = 0.57609.