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Re:Binary Wordle by brookst on Wednesday June 04, 2025 @07:50AM (#44179687)
Odds in one attempt: 1 in 32

Odds in two attempts: 1 in 1

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Re:Binary Wordle by xandrius on Wednesday June 04, 2025 @12:28PM (#44182492)
Ooops:

You won!

You guessed 01111 in 4 attempts!

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Re:Binary Wordle by brookst on Thursday June 05, 2025 @09:43AM (#44191640)
Well yeah and a fair coin has P(heads) == P(tails) == 0 for someone who eats it.
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Re:Binary Wordle by dskloet on Wednesday June 04, 2025 @01:44PM (#44183456)
Your odds add up to more than 1.
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Re:Binary Wordle by pteetor on Wednesday June 04, 2025 @03:10PM (#44184363)
Probabilities sum to 1.0. Odds don't sum.
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Re:Binary Wordle by tonmoy on Wednesday June 04, 2025 @02:16PM (#44183805)
Odds of getting it within 2 attempts is 1. Odds of getting it on exactly the second attempt is 31/32
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