SIXYWEEKLY / 04
PUZZLES #22–28SEP 10–16
THE WEEK IN SIX LETTERS
The sweet spot was four.
Players started 213 games across puzzles #22–28, solving 175. Puzzle #22 set the high mark—then Puzzle #24 gave players the cleanest run.
WEEKLY AVG3.90guesses
DAILY DIFFICULTY
Average guesses
4.31
#22HIDDEN
3.83
#23HIDDEN
3.08
#24HIDDEN
3.70
#25HIDDEN
4.04
#26HIDDEN
4.23
#27HIDDEN
4.00
#28HIDDEN
THE SCORE CURVE
Where solves landed
1
1
2
16
3
54
4
44
5
48
6
12
The strongest cluster landed at 3 guesses, with 54 solves. Unfinished games remain part of the solve-rate calculation above.
03
THE TAKEAWAY
The repeated letters weren’t the hardest part.
4 answers repeated at least one letter, while Puzzle #22 was the toughest board of the set. Puzzle #24 had the lowest average at 3.08 guesses. That is exactly the kind of split a weekly report can make visible.