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Re:Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search by albinn on Thursday July 16, 2026 @12:24PM (#48936653)
I'm very interested to know why 7 letters was deemed most appropriate, I could not come up with more than 2 words and had to get a dictionary to find.

Maybe I've played wordle too much...

Re:Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search by ludovicianul on Friday July 17, 2026 @02:10AM (#48943841)
I've tried with 5 letters. After playing some games it was too easy, as it gives you more hints than Wordle on the positioning of the letters. I've also tried 6, but settled on 7 with 5 guesses as it seemed the most balanced.